1,1-Dimethylurea

CAS 598-94-7

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$371M

Import volume41.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 27%

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.

1,1-Dimethylurea · US import value by year

2013: $191M · Peak 2022: $462M · 2024: $371M · 2025: $437M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292419 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 41.0K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 36.2K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 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 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom

Hungary
Austria
Spain
Egypt
Canada
Sweden
Ukraine
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Greece
Ireland
Taiwan
Uruguay
Turkey
Australia
Singapore
Latvia
Colombia

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.

Alzchem

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

•Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.18/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$91.00 / 500 g

Purity96%

Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.20	500 g	96%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.35	100 g	96%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.40	500 g	96%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.43	100 g	96%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.50	100 g	96%
Chemscene	United States	$0.50	100 g	—
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.50	100 g	96%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.50	100 g	96%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.50	100 g	96%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.50	100 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.50	100 g	96%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.78	100 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.86	100 g	95%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$0.94	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.18	100 g	98%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$1.30	100 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.68	100 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$6.78	25 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$6.78	25 g	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	96%

Chemical Identity

CAS598-94-7

PubChem CID11737

DTXSIDDTXSID0060515

FormulaC3H8N2O

Mol. Weight88.11 g/mol

SMILESCN(C)C(=O)N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0060515Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11737Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

1,1-Dimethylurea (CAS 598-94-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/598-94-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0060515. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0060515 PubChem: 11737. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11737 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 598-94-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 598-94-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 598-94-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/