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Ethylparaben

Drug ingredient

CAS 120-47-8

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

Molecular structure of 120-47-8
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$122M
Import volume105.0K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceSouth Korea 39%

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.

Ethylparaben · US import value by year
$123M2013$151M2022$122M2024$128M2025

2013: $123M · Peak 2022: $151M · 2024: $122M · 2025: $128M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291829 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 105.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291829, which covers 85 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 39%South KoreaCN 26%ChinaTW 11%TaiwanJP 9%JapanSG 5%Singapore
EPA-registered importers (1)
Target
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
ANUBIS COSMETICS SL

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Anubis Barcelona Regul OIl
  • •Anubis Barcelona
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$7.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors34 available

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

33 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.02500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.02500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.02500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.031 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.041 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.06500 g—
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.06500 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07500 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.095 kg99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.101 kg98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.18500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.18500 g99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.21500 g99.98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg96%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.47100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.57100 g99%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$7.4050 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$18.0025 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
MolnovaChina$450.00100 mg99%
ChemNormChina$750.0020 mg98%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%
SpecsNetherlands$2534.951 g90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg99%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS120-47-8
PubChem CID8434
DTXSIDDTXSID9022528
FormulaC9H10O3
Mol. Weight166.17 g/mol
SMILESCCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Ethylparaben (CAS 120-47-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/120-47-8/ PubChem: 8434. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8434 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 120-47-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291829 for CAS 120-47-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/