Benzalkonium chloride C12 (BAC C12)

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

Molecular structure of 139-07-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$108M
Top SourceChina 14%

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 292390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 60 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$38.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.08500 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.16500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.21500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.321 kg97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.4025 g
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$10.1550 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$10.1550 g99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$27.4710 g98.73%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$40.001 g94%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$52.001 g99.88%
MolnovaChina$118.00500 mg99%
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%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS139-07-1
PubChem CID8753
DTXSIDDTXSID2040787
FormulaC21H38ClN
Mol. Weight340 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1.[Cl-]

Data Sources

DTXSID20407872026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

87532026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8753/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8753.json

139-07-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 139-07-12026-04-25

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

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