Dimethyl sulfoxide
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$760M
Top SourceChina 33%
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293090 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 111 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
- Israel
- Croatia
- Ukraine
- Slovakia
- United Arab Emirates
- Ireland
- Poland
- Lithuania
- Brazil
- Singapore
- Australia
- Armenia
- Hong Kong
- Vietnam
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Greece
- Russia
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Gaylord Chemical
EPA-registered importers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Arkema
Henkel
Rierden Chemical & Trading
Technic
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Hunan Jiudian Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
Mylan Institutional LLC
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsElectronicsTransportationPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyMetals & MiningWaterTextilesAgriculture
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Rimso-50
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
Used in 16 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Photosensitive chemicals in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Photosensitive chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in UtilitiesProcessing—repackaging
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (44%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (35%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (56.5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Machinery Manufacturing (2.49%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (2.49%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1.24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (37.28%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Etching agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$12.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors16 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
15 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.02 | 10 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 10 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.04 | 500 g | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.04 | 500 g | 99% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.05 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.05 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.09 | 500 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.14 | 500 g | 99.9% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $5000.00 | 30 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $5133.33 | 30 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS67-68-5
PubChem CID679
DTXSIDDTXSID2021735
FormulaC2H6OS
Mol. Weight78.14 g/mol
SMILESCS(=O)C
Data Sources
DTXSID20217352026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
6792026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/679/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/679.json
67-68-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 67-68-52026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json