2-Chlorobenzyl chloride

CAS 611-19-8

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$108M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceChina 77%

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 290399 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290399, which covers 178 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 77%ChinaIN 7%IndiaDE 7%GermanyJP 5%JapanIT 2%Italy

Ukraine
United Kingdom
Israel
Taiwan
Russia
Hong Kong
Canada
Ireland
Latvia

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Bayer Ag · DE Germany

Bayer Us Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors

Agriculture

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

•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$26.00 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.06	500 g	99%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.06	500 g	99%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.06	500 g	99%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.08	500 g	99%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.09	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.24	100 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.46	25 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.40	25 g	98%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$10.00	10 g	95%
HTS Biochemie Innovationen	Germany	$120.00	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$460.00	250 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS611-19-8

PubChem CID11906

DTXSIDDTXSID3027241

FormulaC7H6Cl2

Mol. Weight161.03 g/mol

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

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3027241Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11906Retrieved 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

2-Chlorobenzyl chloride (CAS 611-19-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/611-19-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3027241. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3027241 PubChem: 11906. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11906 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 611-19-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 611-19-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290399 for CAS 611-19-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/