C.I. Pigment Black 11

CAS 12227-89-3

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$106K

Top sourceUnited Kingdom 85%

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 282120 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 282120, which covers 3 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).

GB 85%United KingdomIT 10%ItalyMX 4%Mexico

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.

Target

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & Printing

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

•Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS12227-89-3

PubChem CID16211978

DTXSIDDTXSID0093972

FormulaFe3O4

Mol. Weight231.53 g/mol

SMILESO=[Fe].O=[Fe]O[Fe]=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0093972Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 16211978Retrieved 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

C.I. Pigment Black 11 (CAS 12227-89-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12227-89-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0093972. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0093972 PubChem: 16211978. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16211978 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12227-89-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12227-89-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282120 for CAS 12227-89-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/