2-Phenoxy-1-propanol

CAS 4169-04-4

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$132M

Import volume31.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceIndia 18%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

2-Phenoxy-1-propanol · US import value by year

2013: $124M · Peak 2022: $179M · 2024: $132M · 2025: $133M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290949 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 31.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290949, which covers 104 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 18%IndiaJP 14%JapanDE 13%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaTW 11%Taiwan

Switzerland
Poland
Brazil
Singapore
Norway
Kyrgyzstan
Ukraine
Israel

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.

Bic Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & Printing

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

Vendor Pricing

$7.80/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$195.00 / 25 g

Purity96%

Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$8.48	25 g	96%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$11.00	25 g	97%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$11.12	25 g	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$16.52	25 g	96%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$22.52	25 g	96%
Angene International Limited	United States	$40.00	25 g	96%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS4169-04-4

PubChem CID20129

DTXSIDDTXSID7029665

FormulaC9H12O2

Mol. Weight152.19 g/mol

SMILESCC(CO)OC1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7029665Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 20129Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Phenoxy-1-propanol (CAS 4169-04-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4169-04-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7029665. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7029665 PubChem: 20129. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/20129 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4169-04-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4169-04-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 4169-04-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/