2-Methoxyethyl acrylate

CAS 3121-61-7

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$196M

Import volume660.2K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceSouth Korea 24%

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.

2-Methoxyethyl acrylate · US import value by year

2013: $255M · Peak 2022: $426M · 2024: $196M · 2025: $135M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291612 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 660.2K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 921.8K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291612, which covers 92 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).

KR 24%South KoreaTW 17%TaiwanZA 14%South AfricaIT 13%ItalyJP 12%Japan

United Kingdom
Hungary
Singapore
Saudi Arabia
Netherlands
Switzerland
Spain
Malaysia
Canada
Lithuania
India
Mexico
Denmark

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.

Sumitomo · JP Japan

Sumitomo Corporation Of Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & 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

•Monomers in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$26.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.06	500 g	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.10	250 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.12	250 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.14	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.46	25 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.50	100 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS3121-61-7

PubChem CID18392

DTXSIDDTXSID7025554

FormulaC6H10O3

Mol. Weight130.14 g/mol

SMILESCOCCOC(=O)C=C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7025554Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 18392Retrieved 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

2-Methoxyethyl acrylate (CAS 3121-61-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3121-61-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7025554. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7025554 PubChem: 18392. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/18392 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3121-61-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3121-61-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291612 for CAS 3121-61-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/