dl-Tartaric acid

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 133-37-9
US ProductionZero
Import Value$39M
Import Volume476.2K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceItaly 56%
dl-Tartaric acid · US import value by year
$66M2013$40M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291812 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 291812, which covers 2 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 56%ItalyES 21%SpainCN 13%ChinaAR 6%ArgentinaIL 1%Israel
EPA-registered importers (1)
Univar Solutions

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Fuels and fuel additives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (65%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$79.00 / 1 kg
Purity95%
Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.101 kg97%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.111 kg—
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.141 kg97%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.191 kg99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.31100 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$290.00100 mg99.98%
MolnovaChina$900.0050 mg99%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS133-37-9
PubChem CID875
DTXSIDDTXSID5046986
FormulaC4H6O6
Mol. Weight150.09 g/mol
SMILESC(C(C(=O)O)O)(C(=O)O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50469862026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

8752026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/875/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/875.json

133-37-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 133-37-92026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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