Sodium sulfanilate

CAS 515-74-2

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production1.3M lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 292142 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 1.3M lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

HS customs code 292142 covers 67 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Nation Ford Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & Printing

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

Industrial Uses

•Brightener in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.32/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$320.00 / 1 kg

Purity96%

Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$1.36	25 g	97%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$2.52	25 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$3.40	25 g	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS515-74-2

PubChem CID23664644

DTXSIDDTXSID5029184

FormulaC6H6NNaO3S

Mol. Weight195.17 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1N)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5029184Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23664644Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sodium sulfanilate (CAS 515-74-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/515-74-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5029184. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5029184 PubChem: 23664644. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23664644 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 515-74-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 515-74-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting