Chloromethane

CAS 74-87-3

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$13M

Top sourceGermany 84%

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 290311 · exact

EPA reports by year

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

Source Countries

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

DE 84%GermanyCN 11%ChinaNL 4%Netherlands

India
Guatemala

EPA-registered manufacturers (4)

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

Dow Chemical

Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

Occidental Petroleum

Olin

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.

Mom Holding

Snf Holding

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Linde Plc · IE Ireland

Basf

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. - Toledo

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyElectronicsPlastics & 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 14 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•CBI in CBICBI
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$217.80/gLabotest KG

CountryGermany

Pack$1089.00 / 5000 mg

Purity90%

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS74-87-3

PubChem CID6327

DTXSIDDTXSID0021541

FormulaCH3Cl

Mol. Weight50.49 g/mol

SMILESCCl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0021541Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6327Retrieved 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

Chloromethane (CAS 74-87-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/74-87-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0021541. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0021541 PubChem: 6327. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6327 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 74-87-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 74-87-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290311 for CAS 74-87-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/