Benzalkonium chloride C18 (BAC C18)
CAS 122-19-0
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 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: 2023. 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
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 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 4 sectors as 1 functional role.
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in ServicesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
13 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 | $0.12 | 500 g | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.56 | 500 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.61 | 100 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.99 | 100 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $1.42 | 100 g | 95% |
| Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc. | United States | $1.90 | 100 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $1.99 | 100 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $2.40 | 100 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $2.54 | 100 g | 95% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $7.20 | 5 g | 98% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $85.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $125.84 | 500 mg | 98% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2025139Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 31204Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Benzalkonium chloride C18 (BAC C18) (CAS 122-19-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/122-19-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2025139. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2025139 PubChem: 31204. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31204 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 122-19-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 122-19-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292390 for CAS 122-19-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/