1,2,5,6,9,10-Hexabromocyclododecane

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

Molecular structure of 3194-55-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$6.1B
Top SourceJapan 32%

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 290389, 382499 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290389, 382499, which covers 154 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
EPA-registered importers (2)
Lg Chem · KR South Korea
Lg Chem America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Flame retardant in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS3194-55-6
PubChem CID18529
DTXSIDDTXSID4027527
FormulaC12H18Br6
Mol. Weight641.7 g/mol
SMILESC1CC(C(CCC(C(CCC(C1Br)Br)Br)Br)Br)Br

Data Sources

DTXSID40275272026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

185292026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/18529/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/18529.json

3194-55-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 3194-55-62026-04-25

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

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