5-Amino-2-methylbenzenesulfonic acid

EPA records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 118-88-7
US ProductionZero
Import Value$59M
Top SourceGermany 55%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292143 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292143, which covers 10 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 55%GermanyIT 30%ItalyIN 11%IndiaJP 2%JapanCN 1%China

Why It Matters

Sectors
Textiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$2.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$201.00 / 100 g
Purity98%
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$2.13100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$4.5225 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$4.79100 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$5.9225 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$6.1225 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$9.8425 g95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS118-88-7
PubChem CID67054
DTXSIDDTXSID0044523
FormulaC7H9NO3S
Mol. Weight187.22 g/mol
SMILESCC1=C(C=C(C=C1)N)S(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID00445232026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

670542026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/67054/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/67054.json

118-88-72026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 118-88-72026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv