Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride

CAS 56-93-9

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production2.5M 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 292390 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 2.5M lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 3.3M lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 292390 covers 130 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.

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Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

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

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Plasticizer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surface modifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$6.00 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.02	500 g	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.03	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.03	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.06	500 g	97%
Synthonix	United States	$0.08	500 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.14	1 kg	99.6%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.20	100 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.21	1 kg	97%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.21	1 kg	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.27	100 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.88	25 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.52	25 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS56-93-9

PubChem CID5963

DTXSIDDTXSID8024600

FormulaC10H16ClN

Mol. Weight185.69 g/mol

SMILESC[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1.[Cl-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8024600Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5963Retrieved 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

Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride (CAS 56-93-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56-93-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8024600. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8024600 PubChem: 5963. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5963 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 56-93-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 56-93-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting