Direct Blue 86

CAS 1330-38-7

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$18M

Top sourceIndia 41%

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 320414 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 320414, which covers 36 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).

IN 41%IndiaMX 33%MexicoJP 8%JapanDE 6%GermanyTW 3%Taiwan

Malaysia
Italy
Canada
Czech Republic
Finland
Sweden
Australia
Brazil
Georgia
Switzerland

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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

•Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1330-38-7

PubChem CID6013640

DTXSIDDTXSID3051674

FormulaC32H18N8O6S2

Mol. Weight674.7 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=NC4=NC(=NC5=C6C=CC=CC6=C(N5)N=C7C8=C(C=C(C=C8)S(=O)(=O)O)C(=N7)N=C2N3)C9=C4C=CC(=C9)S(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3051674Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6013640Retrieved 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

Direct Blue 86 (CAS 1330-38-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1330-38-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3051674. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3051674 PubChem: 6013640. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6013640 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1330-38-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1330-38-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 320414 for CAS 1330-38-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/