Docosyl stearate

CAS 22413-03-2

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$114M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceIndonesia 27%

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. 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 291570 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 96 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).

ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy

United Kingdom
Colombia
Argentina
Vietnam
Peru
Brazil
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland

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.

Ricoh Electronics

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & PrintingCore 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

Vendor Pricing

$217.80/gLabotest KG

CountryGermany

Pack$1089.00 / 5000 mg

Purity90%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$303.20	5 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$304.80	5 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$403.20	5 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$529.80	5 g	98%
Combi-Blocks (back-ordered)	United States	$1374.00	5 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS22413-03-2

PubChem CID625175

DTXSIDDTXSID5066794

FormulaC40H80O2

Mol. Weight593.1 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5066794Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 625175Retrieved 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

Docosyl stearate (CAS 22413-03-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/22413-03-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5066794. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5066794 PubChem: 625175. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/625175 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 22413-03-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 22413-03-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 22413-03-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/