Benzothiazole

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 95-16-9
US ProductionZero
Import Value$104M
Import Volume1.3M lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 56%
Benzothiazole · US import value by year
$94M2013$74M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293420 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293420, which covers 13 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket'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
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • 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.

22 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.04500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.04500 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.11100 g95%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.141 kg
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.1725 kg96%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.1725 kg96%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.24100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.4025 g95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.45100 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.4850 g97%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.63100 g99.04%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.70100 g98%
SynthonixUnited States$0.9225 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.17100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.6825 g95%
SpecsNetherlands$197.231 g90%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Aaron Chemicals LLC (2 weeks)Hong Kong$233.001 g95%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$271.001 g95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

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

Data Sources

DTXSID70245862026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

72222026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7222/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7222.json

95-16-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 95-16-92026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv