Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine

CAS 121-82-4

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

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$309M

Import volume416.5K lb

Top sourceChina 40%

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 293369 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports 416.5K lb
2019: US production 5.9M lb · Imports 370.6K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293369, which covers 192 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 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 (2)

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

Dyno Nobel

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation - Abl Operations

Why It Matters

Sectors

DefenseTransportation

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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

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

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

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9024142Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8490Retrieved 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

Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (CAS 121-82-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/121-82-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9024142. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9024142 PubChem: 8490. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8490 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 121-82-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 121-82-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293369 for CAS 121-82-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/