2-Methylbenzoic acid
CAS 118-90-1
Benzoic acid, 2-methyl-
This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291639 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291639, which covers 229 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Spain
- Ukraine
- Singapore
- Turkey
- Norway
- Czech Republic
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Japan
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Canada
- Sweden
- Hong Kong
- Latvia
Why It Matters
No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
31 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 96% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 96% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.04 | 1 kg | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.04 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.05 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 500 g | 97% |
| Synthonix | United States | $0.08 | 500 g | 95% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.08 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.10 | 500 g | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 97% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.13 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.13 | 500 g | 99% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.23 | 500 g | 99.77% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.27 | 100 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.27 | 500 g | 98% |
| HTS Biochemie Innovationen | Germany | $120.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Specs | Netherlands | $268.62 | 500 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 99% |
| Asinex | Netherlands | $8651.50 | 100 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
2-Methylbenzoic acid (CAS 118-90-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/118-90-1/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 118-90-1. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291639 for CAS 118-90-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/