Sodium myristyl sulfate

CAS 1191-50-0

1-Tetradecanol, 1-(hydrogen sulfate), sodium salt (1:1)

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

Molecular structure of 1191-50-0 — 1 Na⁺

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$208M

Import volume7.1K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 28%

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.

Sodium myristyl sulfate · US import value by year

2013: $196M · Peak 2022: $298M · 2024: $208M · 2025: $207M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292090 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 7.1K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292090, which covers 98 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 28%ChinaKR 17%South KoreaIT 13%ItalyIN 10%IndiaDE 9%Germany

Poland
Switzerland
Ireland
Canada
Lithuania
Netherlands
Brazil
Malaysia
Hungary
Czech Republic
Saudi Arabia
Slovakia
Ukraine
Turkey

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Tannin

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$25.58/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$2558.00 / 100 g

Purity95%

Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$27.30	100 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$35.00	1 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$37.00	5 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$39.60	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$39.60	5 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$41.87	5 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$41.87	5 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$42.60	5 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$43.60	5 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$43.60	5 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$44.80	5 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$45.74	5 g	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$480.00	100 mg	99.85%
Molnova	China	$545.00	200 mg	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2390.00	100 mg	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS1191-50-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID4042416

FormulaC14H29NaO4S

Mol. Weight316.43 g/mol

SMILES[Na+].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCOS([O-])(=O)=O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sodium myristyl sulfate (CAS 1191-50-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1191-50-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 1191-50-0. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1191-50-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1191-50-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292090 for CAS 1191-50-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/