Limonene

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

Molecular structure of 138-86-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$91M
Top SourceJapan 21%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290219, 380590 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 290219, 380590, which covers 45 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 21%JapanBR 12%BrazilTW 12%TaiwanKR 11%South KoreaDE 9%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Drt · FR France
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Kraton
Pinova
Symrise
EPA-registered importers (2)
Givaudan Fragrances
International Flavors And Fragrances

Why It Matters

Sectors
TransportationPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • Fuels and fuel additives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Odor agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Odor agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • 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

DTXSID20296122026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

223112026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/22311/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/22311.json

138-86-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 138-86-32026-04-25

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

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