Phenyl butyrate

CAS 4346-18-3

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$63M

Top sourceChina 22%

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 291560 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291560, which covers 183 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 22%ChinaDE 19%GermanySE 14%SwedenJP 13%JapanIN 9%India

Ireland
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
Russia
Ukraine
Israel
Brazil
Canada

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS4346-18-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID30195857

FormulaC10H12O2

Mol. Weight164.204 g/mol

SMILESCCCC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID30195857Retrieved 2026-04-29
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Phenyl butyrate (CAS 4346-18-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4346-18-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 4346-18-3. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID30195857 US Census international trade: HS 291560 for CAS 4346-18-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/