tert-Butyl acetate

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 540-88-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$123M
Top SourceIndia 31%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291539 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 52 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom
EPA-registered importers (10)
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Allchem Industries Holding
Ashland
Chemical Solvents
Sika
Show all 10
Silver Fern Chemical
Superior Oil
The Sherwin Williams
Tr International Trading
Univar Solutions

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 10 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Solvent in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • •Solvent in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
  • •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (23%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.19/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$194.40 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)United States$0.27500 g95%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$0.47500 g99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS540-88-5
PubChem CID10908
DTXSIDDTXSID1022055
FormulaC6H12O2
Mol. Weight116.16 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)OC(C)(C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID10220552026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

109082026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/10908/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/10908.json

540-88-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 540-88-52026-04-25

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

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

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