L-Rhamnose

CAS 3615-41-6

L-Mannose, 6-deoxy-

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$352M

Top sourceChina 15%

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 170290, 294000 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 170290, 294000, which covers 44 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 15%ChinaNL 10%NetherlandsID 9%IndonesiaDE 9%GermanyIT 8%Italy

Slovakia
United Kingdom
Romania
Vietnam
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Peru
Singapore
Portugal
Bangladesh
Poland
Lebanon
Finland
Spain
South Africa
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Pakistan
Sweden
Morocco
Jamaica
Argentina
Cambodia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Egypt
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
Bulgaria
Afghanistan
Luxembourg
Dominican Republic
Russia
North Macedonia
Ukraine
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.

International Flavors And Fragrances

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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

•Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS3615-41-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID7042647

FormulaC6H12O5

Mol. Weight164.157 g/mol

SMILESC[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C=O

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

L-Rhamnose (CAS 3615-41-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3615-41-6/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 3615-41-6. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3615-41-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3615-41-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 170290,294000 for CAS 3615-41-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/