2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol

CAS 4130-42-1

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$33M

Import volume308.6K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceGermany 29%

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.

2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol · US import value by year

2013: $35M · Peak 2022: $49M · 2024: $33M · 2025: $36M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290719 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 308.6K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290719, which covers 116 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).

DE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaCN 19%ChinaIT 9%ItalyCH 5%Switzerland

Mexico
Poland
South Korea
Canada
Russia
Ukraine
Hong Kong
Malaysia
United Kingdom

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.

Aceto Us

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & Mining

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

•Polymerization promoter in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.10/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$48.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.11	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.15	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.17	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.19	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.23	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.33	100 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.34	500 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.24	25 g	95%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$7.76	25 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$50.00	1 g	99.88%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS4130-42-1

PubChem CID20087

DTXSIDDTXSID0029262

FormulaC16H26O

Mol. Weight234.38 g/mol

SMILESCCC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)C(C)(C)C)O)C(C)(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0029262Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 20087Retrieved 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

2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol (CAS 4130-42-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4130-42-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0029262. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0029262 PubChem: 20087. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/20087 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4130-42-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4130-42-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290719 for CAS 4130-42-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/