Nitromethane

CAS 75-52-5

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production23.7M lb

Import value, 2024$44M

Import volume960.1K lb

Import dependency4%

Top sourcePortugal 61%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290420 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 23.7M lb · Imports 960.1K lb
2019: US production 27.9M lb · Imports 1.5M lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290420, which covers 43 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).

PT 61%PortugalPL 17%PolandIN 10%IndiaKR 7%South KoreaCN 5%China

Japan
Taiwan

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Angus Chemical

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Aceto Us

Trinity Manufacturing

Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureCore 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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.10/gALFA AESAR

CountryGermany

Pack$249.60 / 2.5 kg

Purity98%

Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.20	500 g	99%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$10.00	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS75-52-5

PubChem CID6375

DTXSIDDTXSID2020977

FormulaCH3NO2

Mol. Weight61.04 g/mol

SMILESC[N+](=O)[O-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2020977Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6375Retrieved 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

Nitromethane (CAS 75-52-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/75-52-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2020977. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2020977 PubChem: 6375. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6375 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 75-52-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 75-52-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290420 for CAS 75-52-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/