Dodecyl sulfate triethanolamine salt

CAS 139-96-8

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$197M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceChina 36%

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. 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 292219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Zero · Imports 98.8K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 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).

CN 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Hydrite Chemical

Norman, Fox &

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer 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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Flame retardant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS139-96-8

PubChem CID8777

DTXSIDDTXSID4027076

FormulaC18H41NO7S

Mol. Weight415.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCOS(=O)(=O)O.C(CO)N(CCO)CCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4027076Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8777Retrieved 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

Dodecyl sulfate triethanolamine salt (CAS 139-96-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/139-96-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4027076. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4027076 PubChem: 8777. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8777 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 139-96-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 139-96-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 139-96-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/