Isooctadecanol

CAS 27458-93-1

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$103M

Import volumeCBI

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

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. 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 Zero · 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.

Croda

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.

Oleon Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

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

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.21/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$103.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.22	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.23	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.23	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.23	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.26	500 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$3.68	25 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS27458-93-1

PubChem CID62825

DTXSIDDTXSID4051952

FormulaC18H38O

Mol. Weight270.5 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4051952Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 62825Retrieved 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

Isooctadecanol (CAS 27458-93-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/27458-93-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4051952. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4051952 PubChem: 62825. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62825 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 27458-93-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 27458-93-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290519 for CAS 27458-93-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/