3-Methyl-4-(methylthio)phenol

CAS 3120-74-9

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$760M

Import volume126.8K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 33%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

3-Methyl-4-(methylthio)phenol · US import value by year

2013: $743M · Peak 2022: $984M · 2024: $760M · 2025: $751M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293090 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019: US production Zero · Imports 126.8K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 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 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India

Israel
Croatia
Ukraine
Slovakia
United Arab Emirates
Ireland
Poland
Lithuania
Brazil
Singapore
Australia
Armenia
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Czech Republic
Hungary
Greece
Russia

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.

American Vanguard

Why It Matters

Sectors

Agriculture

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

•Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$1.10/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$110.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.34	100 g	98%
Chemscene	United States	$1.57	100 g	—
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$1.57	100 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$1.57	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.59	500 g	97%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$4.07	25 g	97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$8.69	10 g	97%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$8.69	10 g	97%
TimTec, LLC	United States	$9333.33	30 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS3120-74-9

PubChem CID18391

DTXSIDDTXSID0051996

FormulaC8H10OS

Mol. Weight154.23 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C=CC(=C1)O)SC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0051996Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 18391Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

3-Methyl-4-(methylthio)phenol (CAS 3120-74-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3120-74-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0051996. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0051996 PubChem: 18391. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/18391 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3120-74-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3120-74-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293090 for CAS 3120-74-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/