n-Undecyl cyanide

CAS 2437-25-4

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$281M

Import volume150.3K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 31%

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.

n-Undecyl cyanide · US import value by year

2013: $339M · Peak 2022: $410M · 2024: $281M · 2025: $254M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292690 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 150.3K lb
2019: US production Not published · Imports Not published

These shares come from HS customs code 292690, which covers 191 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).

CN 31%ChinaIT 15%ItalyGB 14%United KingdomIN 11%IndiaJP 8%Japan

South Korea
Spain
Ireland
Ukraine
Malaysia
Brazil
Hong Kong
Latvia
Australia

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.

Henkel Us Operations

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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 Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.10/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$52.00 / 500 g

Purity97%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.12	500 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.21	1 kg	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.30	500 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.30	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.34	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.35	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.39	100 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.84	25 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.12	25 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.63	100 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$2.35	25 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$2.35	25 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.72	25 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS2437-25-4

PubChem CID17092

DTXSIDDTXSID1022188

FormulaC12H23N

Mol. Weight181.32 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC#N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1022188Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 17092Retrieved 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

n-Undecyl cyanide (CAS 2437-25-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2437-25-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1022188. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1022188 PubChem: 17092. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/17092 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2437-25-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2437-25-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292690 for CAS 2437-25-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/