Octadecyl docosanoate List Acronyms

CAS 24271-12-3

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$384M

Import volume277.9K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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.

Octadecyl docosanoate List Acronyms · US import value by year

2013: $222M · Peak 2021: $1.6B · 2024: $384M · 2025: $365M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 277.9K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 674.4K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

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 & Printing

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

$295.00/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$295.00 / 1 g

Purity95%

Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$298.00	1 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$320.00	1 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$344.00	1 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$363.00	1 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$455.00	1 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$769.00	1 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS24271-12-3

PubChem CID90435

DTXSIDDTXSID3066974

FormulaC40H80O2

Mol. Weight593.1 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3066974Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 90435Retrieved 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

Octadecyl docosanoate List Acronyms (CAS 24271-12-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/24271-12-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3066974. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3066974 PubChem: 90435. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/90435 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 24271-12-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 24271-12-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 24271-12-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/