Vat Blue 20

CAS 116-71-2

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$16M

Import volume49.5K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 55%

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.

Vat Blue 20 · US import value by year

2013: $35M · Peak 2022: $47M · 2024: $16M · 2025: $14M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291439 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 49.5K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 32.8K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291439, which covers 86 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).

CN 55%ChinaIN 26%IndiaIT 7%ItalyDE 5%GermanyGB 2%United Kingdom

Slovakia
Japan
Netherlands
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Latvia

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.

Atul Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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

•Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$10.08/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$252.00 / 25 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$11.20	5 g	—
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$11.60	25 g	—
AA BLOCKS	United States	$13.40	10 g	—
Chemscene	United States	$13.52	25 g	—
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$16.89	25 g	—
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$19.36	5 g	—
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$26.00	5 g	—
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$27.00	1 g	—
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS116-71-2

PubChem CID8317

DTXSIDDTXSID7026281

FormulaC34H16O2

Mol. Weight456.5 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=C4C(=CC=C5C4=C(C=C3)C6=C7C5=CC=C8C7=C(C=C6)C9=CC=CC=C9C8=O)C2=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7026281Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8317Retrieved 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

Vat Blue 20 (CAS 116-71-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/116-71-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7026281. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7026281 PubChem: 8317. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8317 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 116-71-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 116-71-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291439 for CAS 116-71-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/