N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediamine

CAS 111-18-2

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production6.5K lb

Import value, 2024$119M

Import volume22.5K lb

Import dependency78%

Top sourceJapan 33%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292129 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 6.5K lb · Imports 22.5K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292129, which covers 69 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

JP 33%JapanCA 14%CanadaNL 10%NetherlandsSE 7%SwedenDE 7%Germany

United Arab Emirates
Czech Republic
Mexico
Malaysia
South Korea
Turkey
Norway
Australia
Ukraine
Russia
Spain
Latvia

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Proviron

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Tosoh America

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$17.00 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors10 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.04	500 g	99%
Manchester Organics	United Kingdom	$0.14	1 kg	—
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.23	100 g	99%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.32	25 g	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.32	25 g	99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$3.08	25 g	95%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS111-18-2

PubChem CID8097

DTXSIDDTXSID5033701

FormulaC10H24N2

Mol. Weight172.31 g/mol

SMILESCN(C)CCCCCCN(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5033701Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8097Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediamine (CAS 111-18-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/111-18-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5033701. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5033701 PubChem: 8097. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8097 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 111-18-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 111-18-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292129 for CAS 111-18-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/