D & C Yellow 11

CAS 8003-22-3

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

Molecular structure of 8003-22-3
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$52M
Top sourceIndia 34%

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 320419 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 320419, which covers 36 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 34%IndiaCN 14%ChinaJP 13%JapanDE 12%GermanyCA 7%Canada
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Nation Ford Chemical
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Sensient Colors

Why It Matters

Sectors
TextilesPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.37/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$183.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors18 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS8003-22-3
PubChem CID6731
DTXSIDDTXSID7024906
FormulaC18H11NO2
Mol. Weight273.3 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=N2)C3C(=O)C4=CC=CC=C4C3=O

Data Sources

Brief citations

D & C Yellow 11 (CAS 8003-22-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8003-22-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7024906. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7024906 PubChem: 6731. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6731 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8003-22-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 8003-22-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 320419 for CAS 8003-22-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/