Dodecanoic acid, 2-ethyl-2-(((oxododecyl)oxy)methyl)-1,3-propanediyl ester

CAS 25268-73-9

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$384M

Import volume27.8K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Dodecanoic acid, 2-ethyl-2-(((oxododecyl)oxy)methyl)-1,3-propanediyl ester · 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

2019: US production Zero · Imports 27.8K 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 (2)

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

Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan

Toyota Tsusho America

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS25268-73-9

PubChem CID91367

DTXSIDDTXSID001014848

FormulaC42H80O6

Mol. Weight681.1 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(CC)(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC)COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID001014848Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 91367Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Dodecanoic acid, 2-ethyl-2-(((oxododecyl)oxy)methyl)-1,3-propanediyl ester (CAS 25268-73-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/25268-73-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID001014848. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID001014848 PubChem: 91367. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/91367 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 25268-73-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 25268-73-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/