Methylamine

CAS 74-89-5

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$9M

Top sourceMexico 44%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292111 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 292111, which covers 7 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).

MX 44%MexicoIN 20%IndiaPH 12%PhilippinesCA 10%CanadaTW 7%Taiwan

Russia
Japan
Armenia
Netherlands
Switzerland
Australia

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.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Arclin Amines

Basf

Belle Chemical

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Eastman Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureWaterElectronicsMetals & MiningCore 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 4 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (29%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•pH regulating agent in Utilities (16%)Processing as a reactant
•Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (52%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Fixing agent (mordant) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS74-89-5

PubChem CID6329

DTXSIDDTXSID7025683

FormulaCH5N

Mol. Weight31.057 g/mol

SMILESCN

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7025683Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6329Retrieved 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

Methylamine (CAS 74-89-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/74-89-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7025683. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7025683 PubChem: 6329. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6329 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 74-89-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 74-89-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292111 for CAS 74-89-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/