Flag of the United StatesAmerican Chemical Independence

Decanoic acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 334-48-5

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 334-48-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Macdermid
P&G
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
Acidchem (Usa)
Emery Oleochemicals
Rierden Chemical & Trading
EPA-registered importers (7)
Abitec
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Colonial Group
Icof America
Kic Chemicals
Show all 7
Oleon Americas
Peter Cremer North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodMetals & MiningTextilesConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Weight Loss Support Plus Thyroid
  • •Thyroid Liquescence
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 8 sectors as 8 functional roles.

  • •Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing as a reactant
  • •Hydraulic fluids in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-freeze agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$11.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors31 available

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

30 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.011 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.0225 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.0325 kg98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0410 kg98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0410 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.051 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.051 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.06500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.06500 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07500 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.08500 g98%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$0.12500 g97%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$0.13500 g97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.17500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.18500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.98100 g95%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$10.0025 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$28.002 g99.87%
TargetMol Chemicals USUnited States$40.001 g99.87%
MolnovaChina$45.001 g99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$62.921 g99.92%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg98%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS334-48-5
PubChem CID2969
DTXSIDDTXSID9021554
FormulaC10H20O2
Mol. Weight172.26 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

← Back to Dashboard← Back to Health

Brief citations

Decanoic acid (CAS 334-48-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/334-48-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9021554. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9021554 PubChem: 2969. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2969 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 334-48-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 334-48-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 334-48-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/