3,3'-Dihydroxy-beta-carotene-4,4'-dione

CAS 472-61-7

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$216M

Top sourceIndia 20%

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 320300 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 320300, which covers 16 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 20%IndiaNZ 14%New ZealandNL 12%NetherlandsIT 12%ItalyPE 10%Peru

Switzerland
Australia
Indonesia
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
Taiwan
Ecuador
Slovenia
Ivory Coast
South Korea
Poland
Sweden
Philippines
Chile
Finland
Colombia
Nicaragua
Belgium
Austria
El Salvador
Honduras
Greece
Vietnam
Hungary
Pakistan
Morocco
Lebanon
South Africa

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS472-61-7

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID00893777

FormulaC40H52O4

Mol. Weight596.852 g/mol

SMILESC\C(\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C1=C(C)C(=O)[C@@H](O)CC1(C)C)=C/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C(=O)[C@@H](O)CC1(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00893777Retrieved 2026-04-29
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

3,3'-Dihydroxy-beta-carotene-4,4'-dione (CAS 472-61-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/472-61-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 472-61-7. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00893777 US Census international trade: HS 320300 for CAS 472-61-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/