Nylon 66

CAS 32131-17-2

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$460M

Import volume45.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceCanada 29%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Nylon 66 · US import value by year

2013: $404M · Peak 2022: $564M · 2024: $460M · 2025: $452M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 390810 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 45.7K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 390810, which covers 3 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).

CA 29%CanadaDE 17%GermanyIT 9%ItalySI 8%SloveniaES 6%Spain

Vietnam
United Kingdom
Turkey
Brazil
Austria
Singapore
Luxembourg
Denmark
Hong Kong
Peru
Australia
Slovakia
Colombia
Sweden
Ireland
Portugal
Hungary
New Zealand
Dominican Republic
Argentina
Uzbekistan

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Unitika America

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS32131-17-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID6027973

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6027973Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Nylon 66 (CAS 32131-17-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/32131-17-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6027973. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6027973 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 32131-17-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 32131-17-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 390810 for CAS 32131-17-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/