1,2-Epoxydodecane

CAS 2855-19-8

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$87M

Import volume34.5K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 27%

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.

1,2-Epoxydodecane · US import value by year

2013: $54M · Peak 2022: $133M · 2024: $87M · 2025: $89M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291090 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 34.5K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291090, which covers 69 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 27%ChinaJP 26%JapanIT 15%ItalyDE 6%GermanyIN 5%India

Ukraine
Singapore
Canada
Finland
Belgium
Spain

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.

Idemitsu Kosan · JP Japan

Idemitsu Lubricants America

Why It Matters

Sectors

Transportation

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

•Heat transferring agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.84/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$84.00 / 100 g

Purity95%

Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.95	100 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$1.06	500 g	95%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$1.07	500 g	95%
Chemscene	United States	$1.17	500 g	—
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$1.20	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$1.20	100 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$1.46	100 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.95	100 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$4.10	10 g	95%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$17.00	10 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS2855-19-8

PubChem CID17858

DTXSIDDTXSID9025243

FormulaC12H24O

Mol. Weight184.32 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCC1CO1

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9025243Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 17858Retrieved 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

1,2-Epoxydodecane (CAS 2855-19-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2855-19-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9025243. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9025243 PubChem: 17858. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/17858 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2855-19-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2855-19-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291090 for CAS 2855-19-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/