C.I. Pigment Yellow 174

CAS 78952-72-4

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$419M

Top sourceIndia 31%

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 320417 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 320417, which covers 80 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).

IN 31%IndiaCN 21%ChinaDE 17%GermanyKR 6%South KoreaCA 5%Canada

Netherlands
Sweden
Taiwan
South Africa
Turkey
Spain
Pakistan
Denmark
Hungary
Austria
Portugal
Israel
Ireland
Australia
Malaysia
Singapore
Brazil
Poland
Slovakia
Hong Kong
Romania
Norway
Colombia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Flint Cps Inks North America

Heubach Holding Usa

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.

Trust Chem Usa Llc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

TextilesPaper & Printing

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 1 functional role.

•Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—repackaging
•Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$1203.00/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)

CountryUnited States

Pack$1203.00 / 1 g

Purity95%

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$1275.00	1 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS78952-72-4

PubChem CID166510

DTXSIDDTXSID10888553

FormulaC35H32Cl2N6O4

Mol. Weight671.6 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)NC(=O)C(C(=O)C)N=NC2=C(C=C(C=C2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)N=NC(C(=O)C)C(=O)NC4=CC=CC=C4C)Cl)Cl)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID10888553Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 166510Retrieved 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

C.I. Pigment Yellow 174 (CAS 78952-72-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/78952-72-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10888553. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10888553 PubChem: 166510. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/166510 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 78952-72-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 78952-72-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 320417 for CAS 78952-72-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/