N,N-Dimethylformamide

CAS 68-12-2

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$371M

Top sourceChina 27%

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 292419 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 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 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom

Hungary
Austria
Spain
Egypt
Canada
Sweden
Ukraine
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Greece
Ireland
Taiwan
Uruguay
Turkey
Australia
Singapore
Latvia
Colombia

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.

Arclin Amines

Belle Chemical

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Cellmark Basic Materials

Eastman Chemical

EPA-registered importers (6)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Covestro

Helm America

Recochem

Show all 6

Stahl Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthAgricultureWaterElectronicsMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals

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

Used in 10 sectors as 10 functional roles.

•Solvent in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Cleaning agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fuel agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (8%)Processing—repackaging
•Solvent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (63%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•pH regulating agent in Utilities (12%)Processing as a reactant
•Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (2%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Tanning agents not otherwise specified in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Stabilizing agent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$19.00 / 500 g

Purity99.5%

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.04	500 g	99.5%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS68-12-2

PubChem CID6228

DTXSIDDTXSID6020515

FormulaC3H7NO

Mol. Weight73.09 g/mol

SMILESCN(C)C=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6020515Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6228Retrieved 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

N,N-Dimethylformamide (CAS 68-12-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68-12-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6020515. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6020515 PubChem: 6228. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6228 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68-12-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68-12-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 68-12-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/