Phosphonium, ethyltriphenyl-, bromide (1:1)
No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.
US ProductionZero
Import Value$598M
Import Volume144.0K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 89%
Phosphonium, ethyltriphenyl-, bromide (1:1) · US import value by year
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293149 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293149, which covers 52 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 89%ChinaIN 4%IndiaCA 3%CanadaDE 2%GermanyAR 1%Argentina
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Mexico
- Japan
- Switzerland
- Hong Kong
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Sweden
- Spain
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Czech Republic
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.
Dishman Carbogen Amcis · IN India
Dishman Usa
Dsm Holding
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS1530-32-1
PubChem CID73727
DTXSIDDTXSID90883687
FormulaC20H20BrP
Mol. Weight371.2 g/mol
SMILESCC[P+](C1=CC=CC=C1)(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3.[Br-]
Data Sources
DTXSID908836872026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
737272026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/73727/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/73727.json
1530-32-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1530-32-12026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv