Vanillyl alcohol

CAS 498-00-0

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$34M

Top sourceIndia 45%

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 290950 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290950, which covers 36 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 45%IndiaIT 20%ItalyID 15%IndonesiaMG 5%MadagascarCN 5%China

Canada
United Kingdom
Spain
Netherlands
Denmark
Ukraine
Belgium

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS498-00-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID20198074

FormulaC8H10O3

Mol. Weight154.165 g/mol

SMILESCOC1=C(O)C=CC(CO)=C1

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID20198074Retrieved 2026-04-29
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Vanillyl alcohol (CAS 498-00-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/498-00-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 498-00-0. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID20198074 US Census international trade: HS 290950 for CAS 498-00-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/