N,N-Dimethylaniline

CAS 121-69-7

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$30M

Import volume317.5K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 49%

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.

N,N-Dimethylaniline · US import value by year

2013: $58M · 2024: $30M · Peak 2025: $88M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292142 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 317.5K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292142, which covers 67 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 49%ChinaIN 34%IndiaDE 6%GermanyCA 4%CanadaKR 3%South Korea

United Kingdom
Switzerland

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.

Aceto Us

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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

•Surface modifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.25/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$250.00 / 1 kg

Purity98%

Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.27	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.28	1 kg	99%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.29	500 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.73	100 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS121-69-7

PubChem CID949

DTXSIDDTXSID2020507

FormulaC8H11N

Mol. Weight121.18 g/mol

SMILESCN(C)C1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2020507Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 949Retrieved 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

N,N-Dimethylaniline (CAS 121-69-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/121-69-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2020507. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2020507 PubChem: 949. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/949 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 121-69-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 121-69-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292142 for CAS 121-69-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/