2-Propenoic acid, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl ester

CAS 13533-05-6

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$196M

Import volume160.2K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceSouth Korea 24%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

2-Propenoic acid, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl ester · US import value by year

2013: $255M · Peak 2022: $426M · 2024: $196M · 2025: $135M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291612 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 160.2K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291612, which covers 92 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).

KR 24%South KoreaTW 17%TaiwanZA 14%South AfricaIT 13%ItalyJP 12%Japan

United Kingdom
Hungary
Singapore
Saudi Arabia
Netherlands
Switzerland
Spain
Malaysia
Canada
Lithuania
India
Mexico
Denmark

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.

Itochu International

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

Vendor Pricing

$174.00/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)

CountryUnited States

Pack$174.00 / 1 g

Purity98%

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$193.00	1 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$240.00	1 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS13533-05-6

PubChem CID61642

DTXSIDDTXSID5050397

FormulaC7H12O4

Mol. Weight160.17 g/mol

SMILESC=CC(=O)OCCOCCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5050397Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 61642Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

2-Propenoic acid, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl ester (CAS 13533-05-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13533-05-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5050397. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5050397 PubChem: 61642. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61642 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13533-05-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13533-05-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291612 for CAS 13533-05-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/