2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-Decabromodiphenyl ether

CAS 1163-19-5

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$59M

Top sourceChina 51%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290930 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290930, which covers 119 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 51%ChinaIN 23%IndiaIT 12%ItalyJP 9%JapanCA 2%Canada

Spain
Israel
Netherlands
Taiwan
Germany
Ireland
Switzerland
Ukraine
Mexico
United Kingdom
Australia

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Metals And Additives Llc Dba Omni Oxide

Rockland Industries

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

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

Chemical Identity

CAS1163-19-5

PubChem CID14410

DTXSIDDTXSID9020376

FormulaC12Br10O

Mol. Weight959.2 g/mol

SMILESC1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1Br)Br)Br)Br)Br)OC2=C(C(=C(C(=C2Br)Br)Br)Br)Br

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9020376Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 14410Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · 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

2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-Decabromodiphenyl ether (CAS 1163-19-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1163-19-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9020376. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9020376 PubChem: 14410. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14410 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1163-19-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1163-19-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290930 for CAS 1163-19-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/