Tromethamine hydrochloride

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

Molecular structure of 1185-53-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$197M
Top SourceChina 36%

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 292219 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 70 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary
EPA-registered importers (1)
Emd Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Laboratory chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS1185-53-1
PubChem CID93573
DTXSIDDTXSID4044373
FormulaC4H12ClNO3
Mol. Weight157.59 g/mol
SMILESC(C(CO)(CO)N)O.Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID40443732026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

935732026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/93573/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/93573.json

1185-53-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1185-53-12026-04-25

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

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