2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.
US ProductionZero
Import Value$44M
Import Volume3.8M lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourcePortugal 61%
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene · US import value by year
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290420 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 290420, which covers 11 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
PT 61%PortugalPL 17%PolandIN 10%IndiaKR 7%South KoreaCN 5%China
- Japan
- Taiwan
EPA-registered importers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Austin Powder
Bae Systems Ordnance Systems
Dyno Nobel
Why It Matters
Sectors
Defense
Downstream UsesNo data available
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
Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
Chemical Identity
CAS118-96-7
PubChem CID8376
DTXSIDDTXSID7024372
FormulaC7H5N3O6
Mol. Weight227.13 g/mol
SMILESCC1=C(C=C(C=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
Data Sources
DTXSID70243722026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
83762026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8376/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8376.json
118-96-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 118-96-72026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv