Dimethylamine

CAS 124-40-3

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$9M

Top sourceMexico 44%

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 292111 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 292111, which covers 7 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).

MX 44%MexicoIN 20%IndiaPH 12%PhilippinesCA 10%CanadaTW 7%Taiwan

Russia
Japan
Armenia
Netherlands
Switzerland
Australia

EPA-registered manufacturers (4)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Arclin Amines

Basf

Belle Chemical

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Chemours

Eastman Chemical

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.

Chemical Distribution Network

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureWaterPlastics & 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 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•pH regulating agent in Utilities (80%)Processing as a reactant
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Binder in Plastics Product Manufacturing (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS124-40-3

PubChem CID674

DTXSIDDTXSID5024057

FormulaC2H7N

Mol. Weight45.08 g/mol

SMILESCNC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5024057Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 674Retrieved 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

Dimethylamine (CAS 124-40-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/124-40-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5024057. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5024057 PubChem: 674. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/674 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 124-40-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 124-40-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292111 for CAS 124-40-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/