N-Nitrosodiphenylamine

CAS 86-30-6

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$133M

Import volume8.8K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 47%

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.

N-Nitrosodiphenylamine · US import value by year

2013: $68M · Peak 2022: $165M · 2024: $133M · 2025: $107M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292990 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 8.8K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292990, which covers 38 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 47%ChinaDE 20%GermanyIN 14%IndiaGB 4%United KingdomKR 4%South Korea

Canada
Spain
Taiwan
Malaysia
Mexico
Ukraine
Netherlands
Russia
Latvia
Ireland
Australia
Sweden
Austria
Lithuania

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.

Harwick Standard Distribution

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.35/gAA BLOCKS

CountryUnited States

Pack$173.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.69	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$13.40	5 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS86-30-6

PubChem CID6838

DTXSIDDTXSID6021030

FormulaC12H10N2O

Mol. Weight198.22 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)N(C2=CC=CC=C2)N=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6021030Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6838Retrieved 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

N-Nitrosodiphenylamine (CAS 86-30-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/86-30-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6021030. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6021030 PubChem: 6838. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6838 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 86-30-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 86-30-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292990 for CAS 86-30-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/