Isotridecanol

CAS 27458-92-0

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$103M

Top sourceGermany 46%

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 290519 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290519, which covers 122 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).

DE 46%GermanyMX 17%MexicoIN 11%IndiaCN 7%ChinaJP 3%Japan

Indonesia
Brazil
Canada
Singapore
Armenia
Slovakia
Argentina
Ukraine
Ireland
Netherlands
Hong Kong

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.

Harcros Chemicals

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.

Sasol Chemicals (Usa)

The Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals

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 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (72%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (27%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.19/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$96.00 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.60	500 g	96%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.20	100 g	—
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$1.30	100 g	—
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.34	100 g	—
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.20	100 g	—
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$1798.00	1 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$2275.00	1 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$2275.00	1 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS27458-92-0

PubChem CID33865

DTXSIDDTXSID1029752

FormulaC13H28O

Mol. Weight200.36 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)CCCCCCCCCCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1029752Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 33865Retrieved 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

Isotridecanol (CAS 27458-92-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/27458-92-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1029752. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1029752 PubChem: 33865. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/33865 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 27458-92-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 27458-92-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290519 for CAS 27458-92-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/