2'-Chloroacetoacetanilide

CAS 93-70-9

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$872M

Import volume25.2K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceSwitzerland 44%

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.

2'-Chloroacetoacetanilide · US import value by year

2013: $727M · Peak 2022: $1.3B · 2024: $872M · 2025: $833M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292429 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 25.2K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292429, which covers 203 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).

CH 44%SwitzerlandCN 19%ChinaIN 12%IndiaJP 9%JapanIE 6%Ireland

Taiwan
United Kingdom
El Salvador
Colombia
Ukraine
Brazil
Guatemala
Belgium
Netherlands
Turkey
Sweden
Greece
Canada
Israel
New Zealand
Latvia
Lithuania
Finland
Slovakia
Australia
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Armenia
Poland

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.

Sumitomo · JP Japan

Sumitomo Corp Of Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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

•Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.13/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$63.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.13	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.22	500 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.28	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$1.20	100 g	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$1034.00	500 mg	90%
Maybridge, Ltd.	United Kingdom	$2414.30	100 mg	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%
ChemDiv, Inc.	United States	$5480.00	50 mg	90%
TimTec, LLC	United States	$9333.33	30 mg	90%
Asinex	Netherlands	$40656.00	5 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS93-70-9

PubChem CID7156

DTXSIDDTXSID9052630

FormulaC10H10ClNO2

Mol. Weight211.64 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)CC(=O)NC1=CC=CC=C1Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9052630Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7156Retrieved 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

2'-Chloroacetoacetanilide (CAS 93-70-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/93-70-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9052630. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9052630 PubChem: 7156. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7156 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 93-70-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 93-70-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292429 for CAS 93-70-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/