1,6-Dichlorohexane

CAS 2163-00-0

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$26M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceBrazil 54%

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 290319 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290319, which covers 47 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).

BR 54%BrazilDE 30%GermanyCN 10%ChinaIN 6%India

Malaysia
United Kingdom
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Japan
Netherlands
Ukraine

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.

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Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

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

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$10.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.05	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.05	1 kg	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.05	1 kg	—
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.07	500 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.16	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.22	500 g	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.26	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.26	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.32	500 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.34	25 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.34	25 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.63	100 g	99.67%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS2163-00-0

PubChem CID16551

DTXSIDDTXSID9044409

FormulaC6H12Cl2

Mol. Weight155.06 g/mol

SMILESC(CCCCl)CCCl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9044409Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 16551Retrieved 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

1,6-Dichlorohexane (CAS 2163-00-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2163-00-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9044409. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9044409 PubChem: 16551. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16551 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2163-00-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2163-00-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290319 for CAS 2163-00-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/