Heptadecanoic acid
CAS 506-12-7
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. 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
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Zero
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.
- Singapore
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- Philippines
- Canada
- Hungary
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Israel
- Denmark
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Norway
- Poland
- Hong Kong
- South Africa
- Russia
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Binder in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-static agent in Paper Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
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| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $1.10 | 500 g | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $1.36 | 500 g | 98% |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $1.44 | 500 g | 98% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $1.59 | 500 g | 98% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $1.60 | 500 g | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $1.76 | 500 g | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $2.09 | 100 g | — |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $2.20 | 100 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $2.20 | 100 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $2.20 | 100 g | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $2.20 | 100 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $2.71 | 25 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $3.86 | 10 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $4.26 | 25 g | 99.9% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $4.28 | 25 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $5.72 | 25 g | 98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $9.07 | 25 g | 98% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $10.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $10.20 | 25 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $14.50 | 2 g | 99.89% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $15.34 | 25 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $15.34 | 25 g | 98% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $45.00 | 10 g | 98% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $65.45 | 1 g | 95% |
| Molnova | China | $120.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $14000.00 | 5 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $18000.00 | 5 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5021596Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 10465Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Heptadecanoic acid (CAS 506-12-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/506-12-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5021596. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5021596 PubChem: 10465. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10465 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 506-12-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 506-12-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 506-12-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/