1,2,3-Benzotriazole
CAS 95-14-7
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import value, 2024$1.4B
Top sourceIreland 33%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293399 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 293399, which covers 518 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).
IE 33%IrelandCN 26%ChinaIN 11%IndiaDE 9%GermanyIT 4%Italy
- Taiwan
- Poland
- Canada
- Ivory Coast
- Greece
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Latvia
- Belgium
- Slovakia
- Czech Republic
- Austria
- Netherlands
- Finland
- Denmark
- Croatia
- Australia
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Hong Kong
- Malta
- Singapore
- Lithuania
- Malaysia
- Oman
- Serbia
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Macdermid
Nalco- An Ecolab
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (4)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Applied Specialties
Emd Holding
Pmc Global
Sea-Land Chemical
EPA-registered importers (17)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Blaser Swisslube Ag · CH Switzerland
Cci Holding · JP Japan
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Aceto Us
Show all 17
Atotech Manufacturing
Basf
Blaser Swisslube Holding
Cci Manufacturing Il
Chemceed
Columbus Chemical Industries
Connect Chemicals Usa
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
Recochem
Solenis
Solvay
Van Horn, Metz &
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyElectronicsConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
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
Used in 11 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plating agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-freeze agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (99%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-scaling agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plating agent in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Services (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in OtherProcessing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-freeze agent in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gFluorochem UK
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$114.40 / 20 kg
Purity99.8%
Vendors27 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
26 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.01 | 1 kg | — |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.01 | 1 kg | — |
| Manchester Organics | United Kingdom | $0.01 | 2 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 500 g | 97% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 500 g | 97% |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $0.05 | 2.5 kg | 98% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.12 | 250 g | 99.8% |
| Synthonix | United States | $0.14 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.29 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.30 | 750 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.30 | 750 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.87 | 100 g | 99% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1.69 | 100 g | 99% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $1.76 | 25 g | 98% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $10.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Specs | Netherlands | $197.23 | 1 g | 90% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $460.00 | 250 mg | 90% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $2740.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | — |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $14000.00 | 5 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $18000.00 | 5 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS95-14-7
PubChem CID7220
DTXSIDDTXSID6020147
FormulaC6H5N3
Mol. Weight119.12 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC2=NNN=C2C=C1
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6020147Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 7220Retrieved 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
Brief citations
1,2,3-Benzotriazole (CAS 95-14-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/95-14-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6020147. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6020147 PubChem: 7220. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7220 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 95-14-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 95-14-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293399 for CAS 95-14-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/