Benzyl acetate

CAS 140-11-4

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$123M

Top sourceIndia 31%

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 291539 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 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 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom

Indonesia
Costa Rica
South Korea
Netherlands
Canada
Paraguay
Madagascar
South Africa
Vietnam
Slovakia
Hong Kong
Israel
Singapore
Argentina
Ukraine

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (4)

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

Berje

International Flavors And Fragrances

Reckitt Benckiser

Takasago

EPA-registered importers (8)

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

Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom

Colgate-Palmolive

Givaudan Fragrances

Henkel Us Operations

Lanxess

Show all 8

P&G

S.C. Johnson & Son

Tilley Distribution

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodTextilesConsumer 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 6 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Fragrance in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fragrance in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Fixing agent (mordant) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fragrance in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$5.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors19 available

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

18 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.01	500 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.01	25 kg	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.01	25 kg	99%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.02	200 kg	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.02	10 kg	99%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.04	1 kg	95%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.05	2.5 kg	99%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.07	500 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.11	1 kg	99.98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.43	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.57	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.23	100 g	99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$160.00	500 mg	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
ChemFaces	China	$1500.00	20 mg	98%
Molnova	China	$3040.00	25 mg	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS140-11-4

PubChem CID8785

DTXSIDDTXSID0020151

FormulaC9H10O2

Mol. Weight150.17 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)OCC1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0020151Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8785Retrieved 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

Benzyl acetate (CAS 140-11-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/140-11-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0020151. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0020151 PubChem: 8785. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8785 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 140-11-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 140-11-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 140-11-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/