Tetramethylammonium hydroxide
Used in 5 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production65.0M lbs
Import Value$108M
Import Volume3.3M lbs
Import Dependency5%
Top SourceChina 14%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 292390 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 60 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan
- Israel
- Indonesia
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Lithuania
- Brazil
- Hong Kong
- Australia
- Belgium
- Ukraine
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Tama Chemicals · JP Japan
Moses Lake Industries
Sachem
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.
Mgc Pure Chemicals America
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyElectronicsMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 9 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Ion exchange agents in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (44%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Services (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (19%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Chemical Identity
CAS75-59-2
PubChem CID60966
DTXSIDDTXSID3029108
FormulaC4H13NO
Mol. Weight91.15 g/mol
SMILESC[N+](C)(C)C.[OH-]
Data Sources
DTXSID30291082026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
609662026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/60966/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/60966.json
75-59-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 75-59-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv