In the title compound, C(6)H(4)ClF(3)N(2), an inter-mediate in the synthesis of the fungicide fluazinam, the F atoms of the trifluoro-methyl group are disordered over two sites in a 0.683 (14):0.317 (14) ratio. In the crystal structure, centrosymmetric dimers arise from pairs of N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds.