(3Z)-3-Hexenyl acetate

CAS 3681-71-8

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$123M

Top sourceIndia 31%

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 291539 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 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).

IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom

Indonesia
Costa Rica
South Korea
Netherlands
Canada
Paraguay
Madagascar
South Africa
Vietnam
Slovakia
Hong Kong
Israel
Singapore
Argentina
Ukraine

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 (3)

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

Henkel Us Operations

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore 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 1 functional role.

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

Chemical Identity

CAS3681-71-8

PubChem CID5363388

DTXSIDDTXSID0041484

FormulaC8H14O2

Mol. Weight142.2 g/mol

SMILESCCC=CCCOC(=O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0041484Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5363388Retrieved 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

(3Z)-3-Hexenyl acetate (CAS 3681-71-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3681-71-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0041484. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0041484 PubChem: 5363388. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5363388 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3681-71-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3681-71-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 3681-71-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/