Sodium hydroxymethanesulfonate

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 870-72-4
US ProductionZero
Import Value$26M
Import Volume277.3K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 27%
Sodium hydroxymethanesulfonate · US import value by year
$26M2013$26M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290559 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290559, which covers 17 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaJP 25%JapanIL 20%IsraelKR 15%South KoreaIN 4%India
EPA-registered importers (1)
Charkit Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.045 kg95%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.045 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.041 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.05500 g94%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.06500 g94%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.13500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.23100 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.23100 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.32250 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.92100 g95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS870-72-4
PubChem CID2723822
DTXSIDDTXSID3027328
FormulaCH3NaO4S
Mol. Weight134.09 g/mol
SMILESC(O)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID30273282026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

27238222026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2723822/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2723822.json

870-72-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 870-72-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv