2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene

CAS 118-96-7

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$44M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourcePortugal 61%

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 290420 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Zero · Imports 3.8M lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290420, which covers 43 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).

PT 61%PortugalPL 17%PolandIN 10%IndiaKR 7%South KoreaCN 5%China

Japan
Taiwan

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.

Dyno Nobel

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.

Bae Systems Ordnance Systems

Why It Matters

Sectors

Defense

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

•Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

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

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7024372Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8376Retrieved 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

2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (CAS 118-96-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/118-96-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7024372. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7024372 PubChem: 8376. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8376 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 118-96-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 118-96-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290420 for CAS 118-96-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/