N,N-Dimethyl-1-tetradecanamine N-oxide

CAS 3332-27-2

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$133M

Top sourceChina 47%

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 292990 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292990, which covers 38 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 47%ChinaDE 20%GermanyIN 14%IndiaGB 4%United KingdomKR 4%South Korea

Canada
Spain
Taiwan
Malaysia
Mexico
Ukraine
Netherlands
Russia
Latvia
Ireland
Australia
Sweden
Austria
Lithuania

EPA-registered manufacturers (6)

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

Indorama Netherlands Bv · NL Netherlands

Arxada

Colonial Chemical

Indorama Ventures Usa Holdings

The Lewis Chemical

Show all 6

Verdant Specialty Solutions

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.

Stepan

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.

Upl Na

Vitech International

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals

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 6 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$200.28/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$200.28 / 1 g

Purity98%

Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$200.28	1 g	98%
Ramidus AB	Sweden	$280.00	1 g	—
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$1320.00	250 mg	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1620.00	100 mg	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$1776.00	250 mg	—
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)	United States	$2350.00	100 mg	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$2504.70	100 mg	98.4%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$2580.00	100 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS3332-27-2

PubChem CID18739

DTXSIDDTXSID2029660

FormulaC16H35NO

Mol. Weight257.45 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)[O-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2029660Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 18739Retrieved 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

N,N-Dimethyl-1-tetradecanamine N-oxide (CAS 3332-27-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3332-27-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2029660. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2029660 PubChem: 18739. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/18739 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3332-27-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3332-27-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292990 for CAS 3332-27-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/