Thiourea

CAS 62-56-6

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

Molecular structure of 62-56-6
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$760M
Import volume4.9M lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceChina 33%

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.

Thiourea · US import value by year
$743M2013$984M2022$760M2024$751M2025

2013: $743M · Peak 2022: $984M · 2024: $760M · 2025: $751M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293090 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 4.9M lb
2019
US production Zero · Imports 230.9K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Hydrite Chemical
EPA-registered importers (3)
Alzchem
Thatcher
Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Leaching agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (99%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Fuel agents in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gApollo Scientific UK
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$218.00 / 10 kg
PurityNot recorded
Vendors16 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS62-56-6
PubChem CID2723790
DTXSIDDTXSID9021348
FormulaCH4N2S
Mol. Weight76.12 g/mol
SMILESC(=S)(N)N

Data Sources

Brief citations

Thiourea (CAS 62-56-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/62-56-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9021348. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9021348 PubChem: 2723790. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2723790 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 62-56-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 62-56-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293090 for CAS 62-56-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/