C.I. Pigment Black 23

CAS 68187-54-2

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production32.5K lb

Import value, 2024$448M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceCanada 20%

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. 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 282590, 320649 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 32.5K lb · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 282590, 320649, which covers 75 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).

CA 20%CanadaDE 16%GermanyMX 10%MexicoBR 9%BrazilCN 7%China

Malaysia
Sweden
Liechtenstein
Colombia
Ireland
Taiwan
Romania
Egypt
Israel
Slovakia
Switzerland
Finland
Poland
Denmark
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
Cyprus
Greece
Czech Republic
Moldova
Trinidad and Tobago
Slovenia
Singapore
New Zealand
Indonesia
Hungary
Australia
Peru
Pakistan
Portugal
Hong Kong
Honduras
Tunisia

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.

Shepherd Material Science

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paints & Coatings

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

•Anti-static agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68187-54-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID0097401

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0097401Retrieved 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

C.I. Pigment Black 23 (CAS 68187-54-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68187-54-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0097401. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0097401 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68187-54-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68187-54-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282590,320649 for CAS 68187-54-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/