Sucrose octabenzoate

CAS 12738-64-6

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$189M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceChina 25%

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. 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 294000 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 294000, which covers 41 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).

CN 25%ChinaDE 16%GermanyIT 11%ItalyCA 7%CanadaDK 7%Denmark

United Kingdom
Belgium
Singapore
Portugal
Finland
South Africa
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Taiwan
Spain
Morocco
Russia
United Arab Emirates
Ukraine
Poland
Australia

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Rahn Ag · CH Switzerland

Miwon North America

Rahn Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing

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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Plating agents and surface treating agents in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Printing Ink Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS12738-64-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID6051641

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6051641Retrieved 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

Sucrose octabenzoate (CAS 12738-64-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12738-64-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6051641. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6051641 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12738-64-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12738-64-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 294000 for CAS 12738-64-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/