FD&C Red 3

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

Molecular structure of 16423-68-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$56M
Import Volume61.3K lbs
Top SourceIndia 70%

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 320412 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 320412, which covers 19 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 70%IndiaMY 7%MalaysiaCH 4%SwitzerlandCN 4%ChinaDE 3%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Dystar
EPA-registered importers (1)
Target

Why It Matters

Sectors
Textiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.80/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$20.00 / 25 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.43250 g96%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$2.5225 g98.02%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$2.6825 g
AA BLOCKSUnited States$2.6825 g
Fulfilled by MolportLatvia$8.001 g96%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$8.7625 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$11.0225 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$11.0225 g
MolnovaChina$123.001 g99%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$137.001 g98.77%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$871.20100 mg99.07%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg

Chemical Identity

CAS16423-68-0
PubChem CID3259
DTXSIDDTXSID7021233
FormulaC20H8I4O5
Mol. Weight835.9 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)OC23C4=CC(=C(C(=C4OC5=C(C(=C(C=C35)I)O)I)I)O)I

Data Sources

DTXSID70212332026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

32592026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/3259/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/3259.json

16423-68-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 16423-68-02026-04-25

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

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