Dehydroacetic acid

Drug ingredient

America imports all of this drug ingredient. EPA records show zero U.S. production.

Molecular structure of 520-45-6
US ProductionZero
Import Value$286M
Import Volume8.8K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 48%
Dehydroacetic acid · US import value by year
$292M2013$269M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293220 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 33 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket'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)
Lonza
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

DTXSID60200142026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1229032026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/122903/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/122903.json

520-45-62026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 520-45-62026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json