Bis(isocyanatomethyl)benzene

CAS 25854-16-4

Benzene, bis(isocyanatomethyl)-

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$171M

Top sourceHungary 35%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292910 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292910, which covers 57 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).

HU 35%HungaryDE 20%GermanyIT 15%ItalyCN 8%ChinaES 7%Spain

Mexico
India
Switzerland
Panama
United Kingdom
Egypt
Ukraine
Poland
Finland
Malaysia
Slovakia
Austria

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS25854-16-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID201033612

FormulaC10H8N2O2

Mol. Weight188.186 g/mol

SMILES*CN=C=O.O=C=NCC1=CC=CC=C1 |c:10,12,t:8,lp:2:1,4:2,5:2,7:1,m:0:12.11.10|

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Bis(isocyanatomethyl)benzene (CAS 25854-16-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/25854-16-4/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 25854-16-4. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 292910 for CAS 25854-16-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/