Bis(piperidinothiocarbonyl) tetrasulphide

CAS 120-54-7

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$1.3B

Import volume160.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 32%

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.

Bis(piperidinothiocarbonyl) tetrasulphide · US import value by year

Peak 2013: $2.2B · 2024: $1.3B · 2025: $1.3B

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293339 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 160.0K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 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 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland

Taiwan
Ukraine
Sweden
Argentina
Canada
Finland
Malta
Israel
Netherlands
Denmark
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Brunei
Slovakia
Australia
South Africa
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Croatia
Hong Kong

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Flow Polymers

Nishikawa Cooper

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals

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

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Polymerization promoter in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Chemical reaction regulator in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.20/gAngene Chemical

CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)

Pack$98.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.28	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.28	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.28	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.32	1 kg	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.36	500 g	96%
Fulfilled by Molport	Latvia	$1.00	5 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.36	50 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.56	25 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$3.84	25 g	50%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$4.96	10 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS120-54-7

PubChem CID61049

DTXSIDDTXSID0044789

FormulaC12H20N2S6

Mol. Weight384.7 g/mol

SMILESC1CCN(CC1)C(=S)SSSSC(=S)N2CCCCC2

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0044789Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 61049Retrieved 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

Bis(piperidinothiocarbonyl) tetrasulphide (CAS 120-54-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/120-54-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0044789. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0044789 PubChem: 61049. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61049 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 120-54-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 120-54-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293339 for CAS 120-54-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/