3-Amino-1,2,4-triazole-5-thiol

CAS 16691-43-3

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

Molecular structure of 16691-43-3
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$1.4B
Import volume24.0K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceIreland 33%

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.

3-Amino-1,2,4-triazole-5-thiol · US import value by year
$4.7B2013$1.4B2024$1.4B2025

Peak 2013: $4.7B · 2024: $1.4B · 2025: $1.4B

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293399 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 24.0K lb
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293399, which covers 518 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 33%IrelandCN 26%ChinaIN 11%IndiaDE 9%GermanyIT 4%Italy
EPA-registered importers (1)
Aceto Us

Why It Matters

Sectors
Agriculture
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$29.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors19 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS16691-43-3
PubChem CID2723869
DTXSIDDTXSID7044849
FormulaC2H4N4S
Mol. Weight116.15 g/mol
SMILESC1(=NC(=S)NN1)N

Data Sources

Brief citations

3-Amino-1,2,4-triazole-5-thiol (CAS 16691-43-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16691-43-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7044849. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7044849 PubChem: 2723869. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2723869 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16691-43-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 16691-43-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293399 for CAS 16691-43-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/