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Dehydroacetic acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 520-45-6

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2023.

Molecular structure of 520-45-6
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$286M
Import volume29.6K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceChina 48%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Dehydroacetic acid · US import value by year
$292M2013$355M2019$286M2024$269M2025

2013: $292M · Peak 2019: $355M · 2024: $286M · 2025: $269M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293220 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 29.6K lb
2019
US production Zero · Imports 8.8K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 151 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 48%ChinaIN 15%IndiaJP 7%JapanGB 7%United KingdomCH 7%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (1)
Arxada
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
ANUBIS COSMETICS SL

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Anubis Barcelona New Even
  • •Anubis Barcelona
  • •Anubis Barcelona Vital Line
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Preservative in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors31 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

30 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.02500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.031 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.041 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07500 g95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.07500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.32500 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.32500 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.47500 g99%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$11.5010 g99.85%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$18.0025 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$31.001 g99.51%
MolnovaChina$76.00500 mg99%
EximedUkraine$80.001 g95%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$150.001 g95%
SpecsNetherlands$181.265 g90%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$360.001 g90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Life Chemicals Inc.Ukraine → Canada$3100.00100 mg90%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$4070.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg98%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS520-45-6
PubChem CID122903
DTXSIDDTXSID6020014
FormulaC8H8O4
Mol. Weight168.15 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=O)C(C(=O)O1)C(=O)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Dehydroacetic acid (CAS 520-45-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/520-45-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6020014. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6020014 PubChem: 122903. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/122903 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 520-45-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 520-45-6. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293220 for CAS 520-45-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/