Sodium octyl sulfate

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

Molecular structure of 142-31-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$208M
Top SourceChina 28%

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 292090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292090, which covers 41 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 28%ChinaKR 17%South KoreaIT 13%ItalyIN 10%IndiaDE 9%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Solvay
Textile Rubber & Chemical
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodEnergyMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—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
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$1.60/gChemscene
CountryUnited States
Pack$800.00 / 500 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$1.80500 g30%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$1.832.5 kg30%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$1.92500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$2.21100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$2.70100 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$2.8825 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$3.10100 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$3.10100 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$3.10100 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$3.2825 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$14.10100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$28.6025 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$45.2825 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$49.3425 g95%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$49.3425 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS142-31-4
PubChem CID2735107
DTXSIDDTXSID9036226
FormulaC8H17NaO4S
Mol. Weight232.28 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCOS(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID90362262026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

27351072026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2735107/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2735107.json

142-31-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 142-31-42026-04-25

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

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