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Phenyl salicylate

Drug ingredient

CAS 118-55-8

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

Molecular structure of 118-55-8
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$51M
Import volume19.8K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceChina 35%

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.

Phenyl salicylate · US import value by year
$50M2013$70M2022$51M2024$53M2025

2013: $50M · Peak 2022: $70M · 2024: $51M · 2025: $53M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291823 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 19.8K lb
2019
US production Zero · Imports 19.5K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291823, which covers 26 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 28%IndiaMX 13%MexicoIT 8%ItalyDE 7%Germany
EPA-registered importers (1)
Cellmark Usa
7 FDA-registered drug labelers
Allegis Pharmaceuticals, LLC
DORAL PHARMAMEDICS INC dba A.G. Marin Pharmaceuticals
Energetix Corp
Energetix Corporation
Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Mission Pharmacal Company
Viatris Specialty LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthPlastics & Rubber
Downstream Uses

Appears in 7 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Tox-Chord
  • •Uribel TABS
  • •Urimar-T CAPS
  • •Uretron D/S
  • •Uro-MP
  • •MB CAPS
  • •Urelle
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Absorbent in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$18.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors27 available

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

26 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Apollo Scientific USUnited Kingdom$0.042.5 kg99%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.04500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.051 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.051 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.09500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.095 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.095 kg99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.11500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.11100 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.13500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.17500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.19500 g99%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.20500 g99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.24500 g99.98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.34500 g98%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$1.36250 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$29.001 g99.55%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
MolnovaChina$900.0050 mg99%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$14666.6730 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS118-55-8
PubChem CID8361
DTXSIDDTXSID6021957
FormulaC13H10O3
Mol. Weight214.22 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Phenyl salicylate (CAS 118-55-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/118-55-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6021957. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6021957 PubChem: 8361. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8361 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 118-55-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 118-55-8. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291823 for CAS 118-55-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/