3-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)propanal

CAS 18127-01-0

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$106M

Import volume27.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceJapan 33%

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.

3-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)propanal · US import value by year

2013: $89M · Peak 2024: $106M · 2025: $101M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291229 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 27.7K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291229, which covers 104 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).

JP 33%JapanCN 14%ChinaMX 13%MexicoIN 12%IndiaES 9%Spain

Malaysia
Ukraine
Austria
Belgium
Latvia
Netherlands
Brazil
Canada
Singapore

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Reckitt Benckiser

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Givaudan Fragrances

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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

•Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$4.48/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$2241.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$4.78	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$5.28	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$6.80	25 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$6.90	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$6.90	100 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$8.60	25 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$10.45	100 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$12.00	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$12.00	5 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$15.45	100 g	—
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$75.02	500 mg	99.21%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$950.00	1 g	98%
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	$3650.00	20 mg	98%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$11400.20	100 mg	95%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS18127-01-0

PubChem CID64832

DTXSIDDTXSID6044808

FormulaC13H18O

Mol. Weight190.28 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCC=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6044808Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 64832Retrieved 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

3-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)propanal (CAS 18127-01-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/18127-01-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6044808. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6044808 PubChem: 64832. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/64832 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 18127-01-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 18127-01-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291229 for CAS 18127-01-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/