Diethylamine hydrochloride

CAS 660-68-4

Ethanamine, N-ethyl-, hydrochloride (1:1)

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, 2024$148M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceChina 34%

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 292119 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 292119, which covers 136 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 34%ChinaPH 22%PhilippinesDE 17%GermanyBE 7%BelgiumJP 4%Japan

Spain
United Kingdom
Taiwan
South Korea
Indonesia
Ukraine
Netherlands
Russia
Hong Kong
Ireland
Armenia
Turkey
Latvia
New Zealand
Singapore
Brazil
Austria
Australia

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland

Archroma U.S

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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 Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS660-68-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID9044320

FormulaC4H12ClN

Mol. Weight109.6 g/mol

SMILESCl.CCNCC

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

Diethylamine hydrochloride (CAS 660-68-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/660-68-4/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 660-68-4. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 660-68-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 660-68-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292119 for CAS 660-68-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/