(+/-)-alpha-Tocopherol

CAS 10191-41-0

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production9.9K lb

Import value, 2024$466M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceChina 65%

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 293628 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 9.9K lb · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293628, which covers 11 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).

CN 65%ChinaCH 15%SwitzerlandDE 6%GermanyIT 3%ItalyAR 3%Argentina

South Korea
Belgium
Netherlands
Singapore
Canada
Denmark
United Kingdom
Australia
Ecuador
Brazil

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Proviron

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.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore 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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.17/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$85.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.18	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.27	1 kg	96%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.28	500 g	96%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.34	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.34	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.34	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.34	1 kg	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.80	100 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.95	100 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$1.47	500 g	95.5%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1.47	500 g	95.5%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$1.69	100 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.17	100 g	99%
Molnova	China	$135.00	200 mg	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$435.60	100 mg	99.84%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$2500.00	30 mg	98%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$4600.00	10 mg	—
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$5200.00	10 mg	—
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS10191-41-0

PubChem CID2116

DTXSIDDTXSID8021355

FormulaC29H50O2

Mol. Weight430.7 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C2=C(CCC(O2)(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C)C(=C1O)C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8021355Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 2116Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

(+/-)-alpha-Tocopherol (CAS 10191-41-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10191-41-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8021355. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8021355 PubChem: 2116. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2116 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10191-41-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 10191-41-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293628 for CAS 10191-41-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/