1-Methylimidazole
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$114M
Top SourceChina 26%
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293329 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293329, which covers 34 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 26%ChinaIN 17%IndiaKR 16%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyIT 9%Italy
- Australia
- Brazil
- Czech Republic
- Ireland
- Sweden
- Ukraine
- Poland
- United Arab Emirates
- Hungary
- Israel
- Netherlands
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
- Greece
- Belgium
- Austria
- Latvia
- Singapore
- Denmark
EPA-registered importers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Aceto Us
Basf
Evonik
Why It Matters
Sectors
ConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 6 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Defoamer in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Plastics Product Manufacturing (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Plastics Product Manufacturing (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Plastics Product Manufacturing (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$180.00 / 10 kg
Purity99%
Vendors28 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
27 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 25 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 98% |
| Manchester Organics | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 5 kg | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.08 | 100 g | — |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.08 | 500 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.10 | 1 kg | 99% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.20 | 1 kg | 99.99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.20 | 500 g | 98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.22 | 2 kg | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.27 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.28 | 500 g | 99% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.35 | 100 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.39 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.39 | 500 g | 99% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $3.08 | 25 g | 99% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $10.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Molnova | China | $285.00 | 200 mg | 99% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $2740.00 | 50 mg | 97% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $14000.00 | 5 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $16000.00 | 30 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS616-47-7
PubChem CID1390
DTXSIDDTXSID6052291
FormulaC4H6N2
Mol. Weight82.1 g/mol
SMILESCN1C=CN=C1
Data Sources
DTXSID60522912026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
13902026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/1390/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/1390.json
616-47-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 616-47-72026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv