4-(1-Ethoxyethenyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylcyclohexanone

CAS 36306-87-3

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$85M

Import volume8.3M lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 53%

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.

4-(1-Ethoxyethenyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylcyclohexanone · US import value by year

2013: $86M · Peak 2018: $100M · 2024: $85M · 2025: $73M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291450 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 8.3M lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291450, which covers 68 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 53%ChinaIN 25%IndiaMX 9%MexicoDE 7%GermanyIT 4%Italy

Switzerland
Taiwan
South Korea
Canada
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Hong Kong
Romania
Austria
Spain
Lithuania

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.

Reckitt Benckiser

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.

Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom

Givaudan 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

CAS36306-87-3

PubChem CID118292

DTXSIDDTXSID6052039

FormulaC14H24O2

Mol. Weight224.34 g/mol

SMILESCCOC(=C)C1C(CC(=O)CC1(C)C)(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6052039Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 118292Retrieved 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

4-(1-Ethoxyethenyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylcyclohexanone (CAS 36306-87-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/36306-87-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6052039. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6052039 PubChem: 118292. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/118292 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 36306-87-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 36306-87-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291450 for CAS 36306-87-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/