Siloxanes and Silicones, Me hydrogen

CAS 63148-57-2

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$697M

Import volume123.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceGermany 27%

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.

Siloxanes and Silicones, Me hydrogen · US import value by year

2013: $438M · Peak 2022: $1.2B · 2024: $697M · 2025: $634M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 391000 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019: US production Zero · Imports 123.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 391000, which covers 22 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).

DE 27%GermanyJP 22%JapanCA 12%CanadaCN 11%ChinaIT 9%Italy

Netherlands
Taiwan
Indonesia
Ireland
Mexico
New Zealand
Hungary
Sweden
Turkey
Norway
Colombia
Switzerland
Austria
Trinidad and Tobago
Australia
Hong Kong
Denmark
Finland
United Arab Emirates
Poland
Portugal
Israel
Singapore
Argentina
Slovenia
Costa Rica
Russia
Dominican Republic
Luxembourg
Romania
Peru
South Africa
Lithuania
Serbia
Liechtenstein
Philippines
Monaco
Latvia
Cambodia
Saudi Arabia

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.

Ferro

Walter Kidde Portable Equipment

Why It Matters

Sectors

Construction

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

•Flow promoter in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS63148-57-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID30894454

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID30894454Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · 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

Siloxanes and Silicones, Me hydrogen (CAS 63148-57-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/63148-57-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID30894454. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID30894454 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 63148-57-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 63148-57-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 391000 for CAS 63148-57-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/