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4-Methylbenzaldehyde

CAS 104-87-0

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

Molecular structure of 104-87-0
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$106M
Import volume28.2K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceJapan 33%

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.

4-Methylbenzaldehyde · US import value by year
$89M2013$106M2024$101M2025

2013: $89M · Peak 2024: $106M · 2025: $101M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291229 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 28.2K lb
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291229, which covers 104 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 33%JapanCN 14%ChinaMX 13%MexicoIN 12%IndiaES 9%Spain
EPA-registered importers (2)
Berje
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Fragrance in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$14.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors32 available

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

31 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.03500 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0425 kg97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0425 kg97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.041 kg95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.051 kg98%
Apollo Scientific USUnited Kingdom$0.052.5 kg96%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.061 kg—
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.061 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.061 kg98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.071 kg98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.071 kg98%
SynthonixUnited States$0.08500 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.13500 g96%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.201 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.26500 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.27500 g99.16%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.30100 g95%
IRIS Biotech GmbhGermany$17.40100 g—
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$450.001 g98%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg97%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
AsinexNetherlands$8651.50100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS104-87-0
PubChem CID7725
DTXSIDDTXSID9041520
FormulaC8H8O
Mol. Weight120.15 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

4-Methylbenzaldehyde (CAS 104-87-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/104-87-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9041520. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9041520 PubChem: 7725. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7725 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 104-87-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 104-87-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291229 for CAS 104-87-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/