3a,4,5,6,7,7a-Hexahydro-1H-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl acetate

CAS 2500-83-6

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$123M

Import volume8.2M lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceIndia 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.

3a,4,5,6,7,7a-Hexahydro-1H-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl acetate · US import value by year

2013: $82M · Peak 2022: $155M · 2024: $123M · 2025: $116M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291539 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 8.2M lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 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).

IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom

Indonesia
Costa Rica
South Korea
Netherlands
Canada
Paraguay
Madagascar
South Africa
Vietnam
Slovakia
Hong Kong
Israel
Singapore
Argentina
Ukraine

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Reckitt Benckiser

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom

Colgate-Palmolive

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

Chemical Identity

CAS2500-83-6

PubChem CID98478

DTXSIDDTXSID3051917

FormulaC12H16O2

Mol. Weight192.25 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)OC1CC2CC1C3C2CC=C3

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3051917Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 98478Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

3a,4,5,6,7,7a-Hexahydro-1H-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl acetate (CAS 2500-83-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2500-83-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3051917. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3051917 PubChem: 98478. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/98478 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2500-83-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2500-83-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 2500-83-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/