Sodium 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate

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

Molecular structure of 127-68-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$9M
Top SourceChina 53%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290499 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290499, which covers 15 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 53%ChinaIN 30%IndiaUA 4%UkraineTW 4%TaiwanIT 4%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Textile Rubber & Chemical
EPA-registered importers (6)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Aceto Us
Allchem Industries Holding
Basf
Brenntag
Show all 6
Charkit Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Surface modifier in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • Brightener in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors20 available

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

19 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.03500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.03500 g99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.041 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.122.5 kg98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.17500 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.17500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.18500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.29500 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.2925 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$343.001 g99.87%
MolnovaChina$964.00500 mg99%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS127-68-4
PubChem CID31389
DTXSIDDTXSID2027048
FormulaC6H4NNaO5S
Mol. Weight225.16 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC(=C1)S(=O)(=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID20270482026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

313892026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/31389/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/31389.json

127-68-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 127-68-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv