Palmityl palmitate

CAS 540-10-3

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$114M

Import volume24.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceIndonesia 27%

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.

Palmityl palmitate · US import value by year

2013: $69M · Peak 2022: $179M · 2024: $114M · 2025: $109M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291570 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 24.7K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 96 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).

ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy

United Kingdom
Colombia
Argentina
Vietnam
Peru
Brazil
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Syntha Group

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Catalynt Solutions

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & Mining

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•Thickening agent in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.17/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$84.00 / 500 g

Purity97%

Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.18	1 kg	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.19	500 g	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.20	1 kg	—
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.20	1 kg	97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.21	500 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.23	500 g	97%
Synthonix	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.25	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.33	500 g	97%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.35	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.73	25 g	97%
Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc.	United States	$1.00	100 g	—
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$228.99	1 g	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$228.99	1 g	—

Chemical Identity

CAS540-10-3

PubChem CID10889

DTXSIDDTXSID5047114

FormulaC32H64O2

Mol. Weight480.8 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5047114Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 10889Retrieved 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

← Back to Dashboard ← Back to Metals & Mining

Brief citations

Palmityl palmitate (CAS 540-10-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/540-10-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5047114. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5047114 PubChem: 10889. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10889 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 540-10-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 540-10-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 540-10-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/