(2-Methoxyethyl)benzene

CAS 3558-60-9

Benzene, (2-methoxyethyl)-

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$59M

Import volume28.5K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 51%

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)benzene · US import value by year

2013: $68M · Peak 2022: $85M · 2024: $59M · 2025: $33M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290930 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 28.5K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290930, which covers 119 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 51%ChinaIN 23%IndiaIT 12%ItalyJP 9%JapanCA 2%Canada

Spain
Israel
Netherlands
Taiwan
Germany
Ireland
Switzerland
Ukraine
Mexico
United Kingdom
Australia

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.

Henkel Us Operations

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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

•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.40/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$200.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.50	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.54	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.56	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.59	500 g	95%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS3558-60-9

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID1052032

FormulaC9H12O

Mol. Weight136.194 g/mol

SMILESCOCCC1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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)benzene (CAS 3558-60-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3558-60-9/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 3558-60-9. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3558-60-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3558-60-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290930 for CAS 3558-60-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/