1,5-Pentanedisulfonic acid, 1,5-dihydroxy-, potassium salt (1:2)

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 68310-08-7
US ProductionZero
Import Value$26M
Import Volume667.3K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 27%
1,5-Pentanedisulfonic acid, 1,5-dihydroxy-, potassium salt (1:2) · US import value by year
$26M2013$26M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290559 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290559, which covers 17 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaJP 25%JapanIL 20%IsraelKR 15%South KoreaIN 4%India

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer Products
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS68310-08-7
PubChem CID109287
DTXSIDDTXSID90889967
FormulaC5H10K2O8S2
Mol. Weight340.5 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(O)S(=O)(=O)[O-])CC(O)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[K+].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID908899672026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1092872026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/109287/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/109287.json

68310-08-72026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 68310-08-72026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv