p-Menthyl hydroperoxide

CAS 26762-92-5

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$56M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceChina 47%

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 290960 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290960, which covers 29 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 47%ChinaDE 31%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaBE 8%BelgiumTR 1%Turkey

Malaysia
India
Mexico
Lithuania
Japan
Canada
Italy

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Novasol North America · CA Canada

American River Brokerage

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionPaints & Coatings

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

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Oxidizing agent in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Polymerization promoter in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS26762-92-5

PubChem CID117329

DTXSIDDTXSID10894391

FormulaC10H20O2

Mol. Weight172.26 g/mol

SMILESCC1CCC(C(C1)OO)C(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID10894391Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 117329Retrieved 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

p-Menthyl hydroperoxide (CAS 26762-92-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/26762-92-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10894391. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10894391 PubChem: 117329. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/117329 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 26762-92-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 26762-92-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290960 for CAS 26762-92-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/