Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine
Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production5.9M lbs
Import Value$309M
Import Volume370.6K lbs
Import Dependency6%
Top SourceChina 40%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293369 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293369, which covers 48 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).
CN 40%ChinaJP 19%JapanIN 15%IndiaES 11%SpainDE 5%Germany
- Canada
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
- United Arab Emirates
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Turkey
- Belgium
- Ukraine
- Hungary
- Latvia
- Russia
- Hong Kong
EPA-registered manufacturers (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
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.
Alliant Techsystems Operations
Austin Powder
Dyno Nobel
Why It Matters
Sectors
DefenseTransportation
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 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.
- •Fuel in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •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
CAS121-82-4
PubChem CID8490
DTXSIDDTXSID9024142
FormulaC3H6N6O6
Mol. Weight222.12 g/mol
SMILESC1N(CN(CN1[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
Data Sources
DTXSID90241422026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
84902026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8490/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8490.json
121-82-42026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 121-82-42026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv