2,3,5,6-Tetrachloropyridine

CAS 2402-79-1

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

Molecular structure of 2402-79-1
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$1.3B
Top sourceChina 32%

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 293339 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Corteva Agriscience

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

$0.08/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$41.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors22 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS2402-79-1
PubChem CID16990
DTXSIDDTXSID7027467
FormulaC5HCl4N
Mol. Weight216.9 g/mol
SMILESC1=C(C(=NC(=C1Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl

Data Sources

Brief citations

2,3,5,6-Tetrachloropyridine (CAS 2402-79-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2402-79-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7027467. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7027467 PubChem: 16990. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16990 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2402-79-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2402-79-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293339 for CAS 2402-79-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/