Benzalkonium chloride C16 (BAC C16)
Drug ingredientCAS 122-18-9
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2019 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. 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 292390 · basket
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 130 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Israel
- Indonesia
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Lithuania
- Brazil
- Hong Kong
- Australia
- Belgium
- Ukraine
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
15 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 | $0.17 | 500 g | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.22 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.27 | 100 g | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.28 | 1 kg | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.34 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1.43 | 100 g | 99% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $2.78 | 50 g | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $3.50 | 100 g | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $3.50 | 100 g | — |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $11.25 | 10 g | 99.42% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $18.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $29.00 | 1 g | 99.25% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3041665Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 31202Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Benzalkonium chloride C16 (BAC C16) (CAS 122-18-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/122-18-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3041665. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3041665 PubChem: 31202. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31202 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 122-18-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 122-18-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292390 for CAS 122-18-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/