Vinylnorbornene

CAS 3048-64-4

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production48.4M lb

Import value, 2024$90M

Import volume53.5K lb

Import dependency0%

Top sourceJapan 21%

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 290219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 48.4M lb · Imports 53.5K lb
2019: US production 59.5M lb · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290219, which covers 108 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).

JP 21%JapanBR 12%BrazilTW 12%TaiwanKR 11%South KoreaDE 9%Germany

Russia
United Kingdom
Indonesia
South Africa
Ukraine
Madagascar
Hungary
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Israel

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Nippon Chemical Texas

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Zeon Corporaton · JP Japan

Ergon Chemicals

Zeon Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyTransportationPlastics & Rubber

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 5 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Chain transfer agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (30%)Processing—repackaging
•Chain transfer agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Chain transfer agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.64/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$64.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.75	100 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)	United States	$1.48	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.14	100 g	99%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$2.48	100 g	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS3048-64-4

PubChem CID18273

DTXSIDDTXSID6029250

FormulaC9H12

Mol. Weight120.19 g/mol

SMILESC=CC1CC2CC1C=C2

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6029250Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 18273Retrieved 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

Vinylnorbornene (CAS 3048-64-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3048-64-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6029250. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6029250 PubChem: 18273. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/18273 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3048-64-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3048-64-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290219 for CAS 3048-64-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/