Butyl lactate

CAS 138-22-7

Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, butyl ester

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$78M

Import volume35.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceNetherlands 33%

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.

Butyl lactate · US import value by year

2013: $44M · Peak 2022: $82M · 2024: $78M · 2025: $82M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291811 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 35.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291811, which covers 35 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).

NL 33%NetherlandsBE 14%BelgiumES 13%SpainCN 12%ChinaIT 9%Italy

Mexico
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Austria
South Korea
Sweden
Taiwan
Ukraine

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Wilbur-Ellis Holdings Ii

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.

Berje

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Industrial Uses

•Fragrance in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAngene Chemical

CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)

Pack$18.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.04	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.14	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.15	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.17	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.22	2 kg	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.22	2 kg	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.23	500 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.33	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.96	500 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.19	100 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS138-22-7

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID7042196

FormulaC7H14O3

Mol. Weight146.186 g/mol

SMILESCCCCOC(=O)C(C)O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

Butyl lactate (CAS 138-22-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/138-22-7/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 138-22-7. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 138-22-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291811 for CAS 138-22-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/