C.I. Basic Violet 1

CAS 8004-87-3

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$24M

Top sourceIndia 35%

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 320413 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Not published · Imports Not published

These shares come from HS customs code 320413, which covers 64 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 35%IndiaMX 27%MexicoDE 16%GermanyTW 3%TaiwanCN 3%China

Pakistan
South Korea
Turkey
Sweden
Slovakia
Netherlands
Yemen
Liechtenstein

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.

Aakash Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors

TextilesPaints & CoatingsPaper & 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 5 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Dye in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Dye in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Dye in Paper Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Dye in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS8004-87-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID8046666

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8046666Retrieved 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. Basic Violet 1 (CAS 8004-87-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8004-87-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8046666. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8046666 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8004-87-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 8004-87-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 320413 for CAS 8004-87-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/