Barbituric acid

CAS 67-52-7

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$537K

Import volume30.3K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 94%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Barbituric acid · US import value by year

2013: $2M · Peak 2018: $2M · 2024: $1M · 2025: $2M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293352 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 30.3K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 94%ChinaDE 6%Germany

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Aceto Us

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

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

Chemical Identity

CAS67-52-7

PubChem CID6211

DTXSIDDTXSID8020129

FormulaC4H4N2O3

Mol. Weight128.09 g/mol

SMILESC1C(=O)NC(=O)NC1=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8020129Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6211Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Barbituric acid (CAS 67-52-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/67-52-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8020129. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8020129 PubChem: 6211. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6211 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 67-52-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 67-52-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293352 for CAS 67-52-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/