Benzothiazole

CAS 95-16-9

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 95-16-9
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$104M
Import volumeCBI
Top sourceChina 56%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293420 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Zero · Imports 1.3M lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293420, which covers 76 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 56%ChinaBE 33%BelgiumIN 4%IndiaIT 3%ItalyES 2%Spain
EPA-registered importers (1)
Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$7.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors23 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS95-16-9
PubChem CID7222
DTXSIDDTXSID7024586
FormulaC7H5NS
Mol. Weight135.19 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)N=CS2

Data Sources

Brief citations

Benzothiazole (CAS 95-16-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/95-16-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7024586. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7024586 PubChem: 7222. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7222 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 95-16-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 95-16-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293420 for CAS 95-16-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/