Limonene

CAS 138-86-3

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$1M

Top sourceIndia 33%

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 380590 · narrow

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 380590, which covers 3 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).

IN 33%IndiaMX 23%MexicoBR 22%BrazilES 8%SpainIT 5%Italy

EPA-registered manufacturers (5)

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

Daelim · KR South Korea

Symrise Ag · DE Germany

Kraton

Symrise

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber

EPA-registered importers (5)

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

Berje

Brenntag

Givaudan Fragrances

Henkel Us Operations

P&G

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals

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 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fragrance in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS138-86-3

PubChem CID22311

DTXSIDDTXSID2029612

FormulaC10H16

Mol. Weight136.23 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2029612Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 22311Retrieved 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

Limonene (CAS 138-86-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/138-86-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2029612. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2029612 PubChem: 22311. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22311 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 138-86-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 138-86-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 380590 for CAS 138-86-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/