C.I. Disperse Yellow 241

CAS 83249-52-9

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$43M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceJapan 29%

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. 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 320411 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 320411, which covers 44 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).

JP 29%JapanMX 21%MexicoID 14%IndonesiaIN 13%IndiaCN 11%China

Canada
South Korea
Hong Kong
Italy
Netherlands
Denmark
Brazil
Belgium
Switzerland

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.

Milliken &

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

•Dye in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS83249-52-9

PubChem CID163361

DTXSIDDTXSID2072885

FormulaC14H10Cl2N4O2

Mol. Weight337.2 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C(=O)N(C(=C1C#N)O)C)N=NC2=CC(=C(C=C2)Cl)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2072885Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 163361Retrieved 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. Disperse Yellow 241 (CAS 83249-52-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/83249-52-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2072885. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2072885 PubChem: 163361. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/163361 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 83249-52-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 83249-52-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 320411 for CAS 83249-52-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/