1,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acid
CAS 528-44-9
Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.
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.
2013: $142M · Peak 2022: $363M · 2024: $316M · 2025: $288M
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291739 · basket
- 2023
- US production Zero · Imports 70.5K lb
- 2019
- US production Zero · Imports 289 lb
These shares come from HS customs code 291739, which covers 103 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Netherlands
- Malaysia
- Colombia
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Germany
- Peru
- Brazil
- Sweden
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Czech Republic
- Ukraine
- Hong Kong
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
27 more vendors
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.17 | 500 g | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.18 | 100 g | 96% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.21 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.22 | 100 g | 96% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.25 | 500 g | — |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.25 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 96% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.30 | 100 g | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 100 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.31 | 100 g | 97% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.33 | 500 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.38 | 500 g | 98.42% |
| Manchester Organics | United Kingdom | $0.44 | 500 g | — |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.44 | 500 g | 98% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.46 | 500 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.58 | 500 g | 95% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $1.68 | 100 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $2.74 | 100 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $2.74 | 100 g | 99% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $6.84 | 100 g | 98% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $24.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Specs | Netherlands | $2299.00 | 10 mg | 90% |
| Maybridge, Ltd. | United Kingdom | $2414.30 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $14000.00 | 5 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $18000.00 | 5 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3021487Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 10708Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
1,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acid (CAS 528-44-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/528-44-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3021487. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3021487 PubChem: 10708. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10708 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 528-44-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 528-44-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291739 for CAS 528-44-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/