N,N-Dimethylethylamine

CAS 598-56-1

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$148M

Top sourceChina 34%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. 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 292119 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292119, which covers 136 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).

CN 34%ChinaPH 22%PhilippinesDE 17%GermanyBE 7%BelgiumJP 4%Japan

Spain
United Kingdom
Taiwan
South Korea
Indonesia
Ukraine
Netherlands
Russia
Hong Kong
Ireland
Armenia
Turkey
Latvia
New Zealand
Singapore
Brazil
Austria
Australia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Arkema

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningPlastics & RubberCore 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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Bleaching agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Process regulators in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
•Process regulators in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.21/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$106.77 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.21	500 g	99%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)	United States	$2.09	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.90	100 g	99%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$3.09	100 g	99%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS598-56-1

PubChem CID11723

DTXSIDDTXSID4027232

FormulaC4H11N

Mol. Weight73.14 g/mol

SMILESCCN(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4027232Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11723Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · 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

N,N-Dimethylethylamine (CAS 598-56-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/598-56-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4027232. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4027232 PubChem: 11723. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11723 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 598-56-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 598-56-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292119 for CAS 598-56-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/