Piperonal

CAS 120-57-0

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$8M

Top sourceChina 98%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293293 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Source Countries

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

CN 98%ChinaES 2%Spain

Indonesia
India

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.

Reckitt Benckiser

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom

Berje

Givaudan Fragrances

Tilley Distribution

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodCore 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

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Fragrance in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fragrance in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
•Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS120-57-0

PubChem CID8438

DTXSIDDTXSID7025924

FormulaC8H6O3

Mol. Weight150.13 g/mol

SMILESC1OC2=C(O1)C=C(C=C2)C=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7025924Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8438Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Piperonal (CAS 120-57-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/120-57-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7025924. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7025924 PubChem: 8438. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8438 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 120-57-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 120-57-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293293 for CAS 120-57-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/