Bis(dodecanoyloxy)(dioctyl)stannane

CAS 3648-18-8

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$537M

Top sourceChina 39%

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 293190 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 293190, which covers 378 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 39%ChinaDE 17%GermanyIT 9%ItalyIN 7%IndiaJP 7%Japan

Ireland
Netherlands
Switzerland
Monaco
Ukraine
Spain
Mexico
Poland
Indonesia
Armenia
Israel
Sweden
Australia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Brunei
Hong Kong
Brazil
Thailand
Argentina
Finland
Austria
Latvia

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Aurorium

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.

Songwon Industrial · KR South Korea

Songwon

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore 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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Stabilizing agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Catalyst in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS3648-18-8

PubChem CID16683946

DTXSIDDTXSID5052044

FormulaC40H80O4Sn

Mol. Weight743.8 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O[Sn](CCCCCCCC)(CCCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5052044Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 16683946Retrieved 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

Bis(dodecanoyloxy)(dioctyl)stannane (CAS 3648-18-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3648-18-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5052044. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5052044 PubChem: 16683946. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16683946 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3648-18-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3648-18-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293190 for CAS 3648-18-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/