Bromochloromethane

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

Molecular structure of 74-97-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$56M
Top SourceIndia 51%

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 290379 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290379, which covers 15 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 51%IndiaCN 38%ChinaJP 11%JapanMX 1%Mexico
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Buckman Laboratories

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (31%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Wood Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS74-97-5
PubChem CID6333
DTXSIDDTXSID4021503
FormulaCH2BrCl
Mol. Weight129.38 g/mol
SMILESC(Cl)Br

Data Sources

DTXSID40215032026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

63332026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6333/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6333.json

74-97-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 74-97-52026-04-25

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

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