Methyl iodide

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 74-88-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$18M
Top SourceChina 42%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290369 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290369, which covers 13 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 42%ChinaIN 19%IndiaIT 14%ItalyIL 13%IsraelNL 9%Netherlands
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan
Deepwater Chemicals
Iofina

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.53/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$266.93 / 500 g
Purity99.5%
Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.53500 g99.5%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS74-88-4
PubChem CID6328
DTXSIDDTXSID0024187
FormulaCH3I
Mol. Weight141.939 g/mol
SMILESCI

Data Sources

DTXSID00241872026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

63282026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6328/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6328.json

74-88-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 74-88-42026-04-25

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

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