Sodium toluenesulfonate

CAS 12068-03-0

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 12068-03-0 — 1 Na⁺

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$40M

Top sourceGermany 22%

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 290410 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Not published · Imports Not published

These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 115 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).

DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India

Spain
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Brazil
Taiwan
Hong Kong

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.

Nease

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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 Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$7.00 / 500 g

Purity90%

Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.02	500 g	90%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.03	1 kg	90%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.03	1 kg	90%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.07	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.08	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.09	1 kg	96%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.11	1 kg	90%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.11	1 kg	90%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.12	500 g	90%
Synthonix	United States	$0.16	500 g	90%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	96%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.26	500 g	90%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.52	250 g	90%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.72	500 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.72	500 g	95%
IRIS Biotech Gmbh	Germany	$1.68	100 g	—
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$2.10	10 g	—
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$2.60	10 g	—
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$30.00	1 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS12068-03-0

PubChem CID3720192

DTXSIDDTXSID9027736

FormulaC7H7NaO3S

Mol. Weight194.19 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC=C(C=C1)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9027736Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 3720192Retrieved 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

Sodium toluenesulfonate (CAS 12068-03-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12068-03-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9027736. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9027736 PubChem: 3720192. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3720192 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12068-03-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12068-03-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290410 for CAS 12068-03-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/