Bakelite

CAS 9003-35-4

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$124M

Import volume11.2K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceCanada 53%

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.

Bakelite · US import value by year

2013: $148M · Peak 2014: $157M · 2024: $124M · 2025: $111M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 390940 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 11.2K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 8.2K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 390940, which covers 10 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).

CA 53%CanadaSG 9%SingaporeIN 7%IndiaDE 7%GermanyKR 5%South Korea

United Kingdom
Hong Kong
Switzerland
Slovenia
Austria
Taiwan
Norway
Czech Republic
Panama
Netherlands
Turkey
Poland
Ireland

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Wego Chemical Group

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.

Tenneco Brake

Why It Matters

Sectors

Transportation

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

Chemical Identity

CAS9003-35-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID2049713

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2049713Retrieved 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

Bakelite (CAS 9003-35-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9003-35-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2049713. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2049713 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9003-35-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 9003-35-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 390940 for CAS 9003-35-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/