Kasugamycin

CAS 6980-18-3

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$546M

Top sourceItaly 41%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 294190 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294190, which covers 90 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).

IT 41%ItalyCN 24%ChinaDK 9%DenmarkHR 6%CroatiaIN 6%India

United Kingdom
Slovakia
Slovenia
Mexico
Canada
Germany
Belgium
Japan
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Uruguay
South Korea
Hong Kong
Portugal
Australia

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS6980-18-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID1040374

FormulaC14H25N3O9

Mol. Weight379.366 g/mol

SMILES[H][C@]1(O[C@@H]2[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O)O[C@H](C)[C@H](C[C@@H]1N)NC(=N)C(O)=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1040374Retrieved 2026-04-29
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Kasugamycin (CAS 6980-18-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6980-18-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 6980-18-3. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1040374 US Census international trade: HS 294190 for CAS 6980-18-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/