Sodium 3-nitrobenzoate

CAS 827-95-2

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$84M

Import volume115.5K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 63%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Sodium 3-nitrobenzoate · US import value by year

2013: $90M · Peak 2018: $133M · 2024: $84M · 2025: $96M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291639 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 115.5K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291639, which covers 229 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).

CN 63%ChinaIT 19%ItalyIN 8%IndiaDE 4%GermanyCH 3%Switzerland

Spain
Ukraine
Singapore
Turkey
Norway
Czech Republic
Taiwan
South Korea
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Canada
Sweden
Hong Kong
Latvia

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.

Charkit Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & Mining

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$12.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.14	500 g	—
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.17	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.20	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.22	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.25	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.27	500 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.38	100 g	94%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.80	25 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS827-95-2

PubChem CID70014

DTXSIDDTXSID0044733

FormulaC7H4NNaO4

Mol. Weight189.1 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC(=CC(=C1)[N+](=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0044733Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 70014Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sodium 3-nitrobenzoate (CAS 827-95-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/827-95-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0044733. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0044733 PubChem: 70014. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/70014 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 827-95-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 827-95-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291639 for CAS 827-95-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/