2,6-Dichloroaniline

CAS 608-31-1

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$30M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceChina 49%

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. 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 Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292142, which covers 67 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 49%ChinaIN 34%IndiaDE 6%GermanyCA 4%CanadaKR 3%South Korea

United Kingdom
Switzerland

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.

Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureCore 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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gManchester Organics

CountryUnited Kingdom

Pack$42.30 / 500 g

Purity97%

Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.26	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.29	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.36	500 g	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.46	100 g	98%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.48	100 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.48	500 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.48	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.78	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.78	500 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.24	100 g	95%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$74.00	1 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$594.00	500 mg	99.81%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS608-31-1

PubChem CID11846

DTXSIDDTXSID5044449

FormulaC6H5Cl2N

Mol. Weight162.01 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)Cl)N)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5044449Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11846Retrieved 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

2,6-Dichloroaniline (CAS 608-31-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/608-31-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5044449. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5044449 PubChem: 11846. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11846 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 608-31-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 608-31-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292142 for CAS 608-31-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/