Allura Red C.I.16035

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

Molecular structure of 25956-17-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$56M
Import Volume89.8K lbs
Top SourceIndia 70%

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 320412 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 320412, which covers 19 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 70%IndiaMY 7%MalaysiaCH 4%SwitzerlandCN 4%ChinaDE 3%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Dystar
Sensient Technologies

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Dyes in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Dye in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Dye in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS25956-17-6
PubChem CID33258
DTXSIDDTXSID4024436
FormulaC18H14N2Na2O8S2
Mol. Weight496.4 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C=C1S(=O)(=O)[O-])OC)N=NC2=C(C=CC3=C2C=CC(=C3)S(=O)(=O)[O-])O.[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID40244362026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

332582026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/33258/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/33258.json

25956-17-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 25956-17-62026-04-25

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

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