trans-beta-Farnesene

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 18794-84-8
US ProductionZero
Import Value$246M
Import Volume4.8M lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceCanada 51%
trans-beta-Farnesene · US import value by year
$537M2013$281M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290129 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290129, which covers 40 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 51%CanadaZA 32%South AfricaBR 6%BrazilJP 4%JapanIT 1%Italy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Nikko Chemical · JP Japan
Amyris

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (95%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS18794-84-8
PubChem CID5281517
DTXSIDDTXSID9047049
FormulaC15H24
Mol. Weight204.35 g/mol
SMILESCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=C)C=C)C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID90470492026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

52815172026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/5281517/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/5281517.json

18794-84-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 18794-84-82026-04-25

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

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

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