2,6-Dichlorotoluene

CAS 118-69-4

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$108M

Top sourceChina 77%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 290399 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290399, which covers 178 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 77%ChinaIN 7%IndiaDE 7%GermanyJP 5%JapanIT 2%Italy

Ukraine
United Kingdom
Israel
Taiwan
Russia
Hong Kong
Canada
Ireland
Latvia

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.

Weylchem Us

Why It Matters

Sectors

Agriculture

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

•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.23/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$117.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.25	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.26	1 kg	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.26	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.36	1 kg	99%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.46	500 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.82	100 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.82	100 g	99%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$2.96	25 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS118-69-4

PubChem CID8368

DTXSIDDTXSID3040697

FormulaC7H6Cl2

Mol. Weight161.03 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C=CC=C1Cl)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3040697Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8368Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2,6-Dichlorotoluene (CAS 118-69-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/118-69-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3040697. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3040697 PubChem: 8368. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8368 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 118-69-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 118-69-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290399 for CAS 118-69-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/