Dimethyl sulfone

Drug ingredient

CAS 67-71-0

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$760M

Import volume67.5K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 33%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Dimethyl sulfone · US import value by year

2013: $743M · Peak 2022: $984M · 2024: $760M · 2025: $751M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293090 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 67.5K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 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 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 importers (1)

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

Valudor Products

2 FDA-registered drug labelers

MSMINERAL CO.,Ltd.

Power Fulx Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Powerfulx Ginseng RecoveryCream
•PowerfulX RecoveryCream
•SUL Vital COOL
•SUL Vital HOT

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAngene Chemical

CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)

Pack$24.00 / 1 kg

Purity99%

Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.05	500 g	99%
Chemscene	United States	$0.05	1 kg	—
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.06	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.06	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.08	1 kg	99.5%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.09	500 g	98%
Synthonix	United States	$0.16	500 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.22	1 kg	99.97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.22	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.22	500 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.23	250 g	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.99	100 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$1.14	10 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%
Molnova	China	$9800.00	5 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS67-71-0

PubChem CID6213

DTXSIDDTXSID4043937

FormulaC2H6O2S

Mol. Weight94.14 g/mol

SMILESCS(=O)(=O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4043937Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6213Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Dimethyl sulfone (CAS 67-71-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/67-71-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4043937. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4043937 PubChem: 6213. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6213 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 67-71-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 67-71-0. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293090 for CAS 67-71-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/