Potassium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 21799-87-1
US ProductionZero
Import Value$11M
Import Volume50.5K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceIndia 78%
Potassium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate · US import value by year
$14M2013$7M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290899 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290899, which covers 16 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 78%IndiaCN 19%ChinaJP 1%JapanAE 1%United Arab Emirates
EPA-registered importers (1)
Charkit Chemical

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$34.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.08500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.111 kg98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.12500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.131 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.151 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.18500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.18500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.18500 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.23500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg96%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.30100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.40100 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.43100 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.43100 g
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.82100 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$30.001 g95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS21799-87-1
PubChem CID23672329
DTXSIDDTXSID8044410
FormulaC6H5KO5S
Mol. Weight228.27 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=C(C=C1O)S(=O)(=O)[O-])O.[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID80444102026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

236723292026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23672329/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23672329.json

21799-87-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 21799-87-12026-04-25

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

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