Heptyl octanoate

CAS 4265-97-8

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$384M

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS4265-97-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID80195382

FormulaC15H30O2

Mol. Weight242.403 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID80195382Retrieved 2026-04-29
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Heptyl octanoate (CAS 4265-97-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4265-97-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 4265-97-8. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID80195382 US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 4265-97-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/