Methyl formate

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 107-31-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$11M
Top SourceCanada 32%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291513 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291513, which covers 7 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 32%CanadaCN 24%ChinaDE 19%GermanyFI 11%FinlandJP 4%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
3M
EPA-registered importers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningCore 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

$217.80/gLabotest KG
CountryGermany
Pack$1089.00 / 5000 mg
Purity90%
Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$607.821 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$607.821 g
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS107-31-3
PubChem CID7865
DTXSIDDTXSID5025609
FormulaC2H4O2
Mol. Weight60.05 g/mol
SMILESCOC=O

Data Sources

DTXSID50256092026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

78652026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7865/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7865.json

107-31-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 107-31-32026-04-25

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

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