Methyl bromide

CAS 74-83-9

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$2M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceIndia 83%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290361 · exact

EPA reports by year

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

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IN 83%IndiaIL 11%IsraelCN 6%China

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.

Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthAgriculture

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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS74-83-9

PubChem CID6323

DTXSIDDTXSID8020832

FormulaCH3Br

Mol. Weight94.94 g/mol

SMILESCBr

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8020832Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6323Retrieved 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

Methyl bromide (CAS 74-83-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/74-83-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8020832. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8020832 PubChem: 6323. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6323 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 74-83-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 74-83-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290361 for CAS 74-83-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/