Dimethylphenol

CAS 1300-71-6

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$68M

Import volume25.2K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceSouth Africa 37%

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.

Dimethylphenol · US import value by year

2013: $94M · Peak 2015: $111M · 2024: $68M · 2025: $58M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 270799, 290719 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 25.2K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 35.3K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 270799, 290719, which covers 141 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).

ZA 37%South AfricaDE 15%GermanyIN 13%IndiaCN 9%ChinaCA 6%Canada

Sweden
Mexico
Poland
Israel
South Korea
Russia
Ukraine
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Belgium

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Hydrite Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Agriculture

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

•Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging

Vendor Pricing

$0.47/gAA BLOCKS

CountryUnited States

Pack$234.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.47	500 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.54	500 g	45%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.58	500 g	45%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$0.64	500 g	45%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$0.66	500 g	45%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.82	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.96	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$1.29	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1.29	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.92	25 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$2.80	25 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$460.00	250 mg	95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$4020.00	50 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	45%

Chemical Identity

CAS1300-71-6

PubChem CID10687

DTXSIDDTXSID8027375

FormulaC8H10O

Mol. Weight122.16 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C(=CC=C1)O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8027375Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 10687Retrieved 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

Dimethylphenol (CAS 1300-71-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1300-71-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8027375. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8027375 PubChem: 10687. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10687 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1300-71-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1300-71-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 270799,290719 for CAS 1300-71-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/