N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)octylamine

CAS 15520-05-5

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$197M

Import volume19.8K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 36%

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.

N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)octylamine · US import value by year

2013: $709M · Peak 2015: $782M · 2024: $197M · 2025: $154M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 19.8K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

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.

Clariant International · CH Switzerland

Clariant

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & Mining

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

•Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$7.55/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$755.00 / 100 g

Purity95%

Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$9.00	25 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$9.00	25 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$9.00	25 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$9.00	25 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$9.08	25 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$9.33	100 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$9.85	100 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$10.84	25 g	95%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$11.64	25 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$16.76	25 g	95%
Synthonix	United States	$18.00	5 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS15520-05-5

PubChem CID84963

DTXSIDDTXSID3065906

FormulaC12H27NO2

Mol. Weight217.35 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCN(CCO)CCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3065906Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 84963Retrieved 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

N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)octylamine (CAS 15520-05-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/15520-05-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3065906. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3065906 PubChem: 84963. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/84963 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 15520-05-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 15520-05-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 15520-05-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/