1,3-Benzenedicarbonitrile

CAS 626-17-5

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

Molecular structure of 626-17-5
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$281M
Import volume2.6M lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceChina 31%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

1,3-Benzenedicarbonitrile · US import value by year
$339M2013$410M2022$281M2024$254M2025

2013: $339M · Peak 2022: $410M · 2024: $281M · 2025: $254M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292690 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019
US production Zero · Imports 2.6M lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292690, which covers 191 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 31%ChinaIT 15%ItalyGB 14%United KingdomIN 11%IndiaJP 8%Japan
EPA-registered importers (1)
Syngenta

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$19.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors23 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS626-17-5
PubChem CID12276
DTXSIDDTXSID7027259
FormulaC8H4N2
Mol. Weight128.13 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC(=C1)C#N)C#N

Data Sources

Brief citations

1,3-Benzenedicarbonitrile (CAS 626-17-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/626-17-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7027259. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7027259 PubChem: 12276. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12276 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 626-17-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 626-17-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292690 for CAS 626-17-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/