Selenium disulfide

CAS 7488-56-4

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$6M

Import volume48.1K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceItaly 65%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Selenium disulfide · US import value by year

2013: $3M · Peak 2022: $9M · 2024: $6M · 2025: $8M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 281390 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 48.1K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 19.7K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 281390, which covers 3 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).

IT 65%ItalyIN 18%IndiaGB 11%United KingdomCA 3%CanadaJP 3%Japan

Brazil
Germany

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Phibro Animal Health

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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

Vendor Pricing

$3.69/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$92.21 / 25 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$3.69	25 g	—
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$9250.00	200 mg	99%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$20600.00	50 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS7488-56-4

PubChem CID24087

DTXSIDDTXSID0042375

FormulaS2Se

Mol. Weight143.1 g/mol

SMILESS=[Se]=S

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0042375Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 24087Retrieved 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

Selenium disulfide (CAS 7488-56-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7488-56-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0042375. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0042375 PubChem: 24087. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24087 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7488-56-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7488-56-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 281390 for CAS 7488-56-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/