Dimethyl isophthalate
CAS 1459-93-4
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 291739 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291739, which covers 103 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Netherlands
- Malaysia
- Colombia
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Germany
- Peru
- Brazil
- Sweden
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Czech Republic
- Ukraine
- Hong Kong
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
26 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.04 | 500 g | 99% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.07 | 500 g | 98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.07 | 2.5 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.09 | 500 g | 99% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.10 | 100 g | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.10 | 3 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.10 | 3 kg | 99% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.16 | 1 kg | 99.95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.24 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Aldlab | United States | $0.33 | 25 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 95% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $13333.33 | 30 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8027402Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 15088Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Dimethyl isophthalate (CAS 1459-93-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1459-93-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8027402. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8027402 PubChem: 15088. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15088 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1459-93-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1459-93-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291739 for CAS 1459-93-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/