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tert-Butylhydroquinone

CAS 1948-33-0

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 1948-33-0
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$72M
Top sourceIndia 30%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production 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 290729 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290729, which covers 82 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 30%IndiaDE 19%GermanyCN 16%ChinaJP 11%JapanIT 7%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Eastman Chemical
EPA-registered importers (1)
Aceto Us

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$19.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors27 available

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

26 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.04500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.05500 g99%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.05500 g99%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.061 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.061 kg99%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.13100 g97%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.202.5 kg97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.24500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.30500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.30500 g97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.30500 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.53500 g98%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$5.50100 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$27.001 g95%
MolnovaChina$43.001 g99%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$48.001 g99.53%
Apexbio Technology LLCUnited States$64.001 g99.35%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$75.021 g99.93%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS1948-33-0
PubChem CID16043
DTXSIDDTXSID6020220
FormulaC10H14O2
Mol. Weight166.22 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C)C1=C(C=CC(=C1)O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

tert-Butylhydroquinone (CAS 1948-33-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1948-33-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6020220. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6020220 PubChem: 16043. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16043 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1948-33-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1948-33-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290729 for CAS 1948-33-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/