Sodium dodecyl sulfate
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$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
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 28%ChinaKR 17%South KoreaIT 13%ItalyIN 10%IndiaDE 9%Germany
- Poland
- Switzerland
- Ireland
- Canada
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
- Brazil
- Malaysia
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
- Turkey
EPA-registered importers (17)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Galaxy Surfactants · IN India
Kao · JP Japan
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Acs Chemical
Show all 17
Basf
Brenntag
Formosa Plastics
Icof America
Kao America
Norman, Fox &
Russtech Admixtures
Superior Oil
The Dow Chemical
Tri-K Industries
Univar Solutions
Westlake Chemical
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningPaints & CoatingsAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 6 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Petrochemical Detox
- •Pneumotox
- •Household Antigens
- •Enviroclenz
- •Trimo SAN
- •Envirotox
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 10 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Other (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) 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 ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—repackaging
- •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing—repackaging
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (2%)Processing—repackaging
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (20%)Processing—repackaging
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (2%)Processing—repackaging
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—repackaging
- •Surface active agents in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—repackaging
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS151-21-3
PubChem CID3423265
DTXSIDDTXSID1026031
FormulaC12H25NaO4S
Mol. Weight288.38 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCOS(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]
Data Sources
DTXSID10260312026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
34232652026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/3423265/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/3423265.json
151-21-32026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 151-21-32026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv