C.I. Solvent Blue 104

CAS 116-75-6

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$52M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceIndia 34%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

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 320419 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 320419, which covers 36 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).

IN 34%IndiaCN 14%ChinaJP 13%JapanDE 12%GermanyCA 7%Canada

South Korea
Switzerland
Colombia
Spain
Belgium
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Australia
Israel
Ukraine
Poland
Malaysia
North Macedonia
Turkey
Russia
Yemen
Singapore
Brazil

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Avient

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.

Milliken &

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAK Scientific Specialized

CountryUnited States

Pack$57.00 / 2.5 kg

Purity99%

Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.39	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.41	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.61	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.80	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.85	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$1.03	100 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.51	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$345.00	1 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$565.00	1 g	98%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$11378.00	10 μmol	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$18000.00	5 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS116-75-6

PubChem CID61042

DTXSIDDTXSID3051593

FormulaC32H30N2O2

Mol. Weight474.6 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)C)NC2=C3C(=C(C=C2)NC4=C(C=C(C=C4C)C)C)C(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5C3=O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3051593Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 61042Retrieved 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

C.I. Solvent Blue 104 (CAS 116-75-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/116-75-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3051593. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3051593 PubChem: 61042. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61042 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 116-75-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 116-75-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 320419 for CAS 116-75-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/