D&C Red 28

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

Molecular structure of 18472-87-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$3.5B
Top SourceIreland 57%

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 293299 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293299, which covers 27 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 57%IrelandNL 24%NetherlandsCH 8%SwitzerlandCN 5%ChinaIT 2%Italy

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.

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.37/gAmbeed, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$184.00 / 500 g
Purity90%
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Fluorochem EUGermany$1.695 g85%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$1.725 g85%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$1.80250 g96.95%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$3.76100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$4.1225 g85%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$8.41100 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$8.41100 g

Chemical Identity

CAS18472-87-2
PubChem CID6433718
DTXSIDDTXSID1031090
FormulaC20H2Br4Cl4Na2O5
Mol. Weight829.6 g/mol
SMILESC1=C2C(=C(C(=C1Br)[O-])Br)OC3=C(C(=C(C=C3C24C5=C(C(=C(C(=C5Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)C(=O)O4)Br)[O-])Br.[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID10310902026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

64337182026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6433718/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6433718.json

18472-87-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 18472-87-22026-04-25

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

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