Ethyl salicylate

CAS 118-61-6

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$51M

Top sourceChina 35%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291823 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports Zero

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

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 35%ChinaIN 28%IndiaMX 13%MexicoIT 8%ItalyDE 7%Germany

Switzerland
Belgium
Malaysia
Czech Republic
Canada

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Symrise

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$11.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.03	25 kg	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.03	25 kg	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.03	25 kg	99%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.03	25 kg	99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.04	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.04	1 kg	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.09	1 kg	99.83%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.10	100 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.10	100 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.10	500 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.11	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.11	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.14	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.23	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.30	100 g	99%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.51	100 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.99	100 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Molnova	China	$900.00	50 mg	99%
ChemFaces	China	$1500.00	20 mg	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS118-61-6

PubChem CID8365

DTXSIDDTXSID1021958

FormulaC9H10O3

Mol. Weight166.17 g/mol

SMILESCCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1021958Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8365Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Ethyl salicylate (CAS 118-61-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/118-61-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1021958. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1021958 PubChem: 8365. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8365 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 118-61-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 118-61-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291823 for CAS 118-61-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/