Polyvinylpyrrolidone

CAS 9003-39-8

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$47M

Import volume370.1K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceGermany 48%

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.

Polyvinylpyrrolidone · US import value by year

2013: $35M · Peak 2022: $52M · 2024: $47M · 2025: $41M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 390599 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 370.1K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 390599, which covers 9 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).

DE 48%GermanyCN 19%ChinaTW 15%TaiwanJP 8%JapanAE 3%United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom
Canada
Malaysia
Netherlands
Switzerland
Mexico
Spain
Slovakia
Austria
Denmark
Chile
Israel
Brazil

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Charkit Chemical

Target

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

•Flame retardants in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS9003-39-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID0025941

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0025941Retrieved 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

Polyvinylpyrrolidone (CAS 9003-39-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9003-39-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0025941. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0025941 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9003-39-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 9003-39-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 390599 for CAS 9003-39-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/