Toluenesulfonamide

CAS 1333-07-9

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$2.0B

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceIreland 63%

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. 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 293590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Zero · Imports 1.7M lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293590, which covers 182 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).

IE 63%IrelandSG 14%SingaporeIN 7%IndiaCN 7%ChinaCH 2%Switzerland

Portugal
Spain
Italy
Austria
Israel
Hungary
Canada
South Korea
Netherlands
Finland
Poland
Indonesia
Ukraine
Mexico
South Africa
Croatia
Greece
Taiwan
Hong Kong

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Wilbur-Ellis Holdings Ii

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Safic-Alcan · FR France

Chemspec

Rpm

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsPaper & 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

Used in 6 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Plasticizer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (29%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Printing Ink Manufacturing (21%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (49%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (55%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in Printing Ink Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS1333-07-9

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID2027389

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2027389Retrieved 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

Toluenesulfonamide (CAS 1333-07-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1333-07-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2027389. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2027389 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1333-07-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1333-07-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293590 for CAS 1333-07-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/