Cyclohexane, 1,4-bis(ethoxymethyl)-

CAS 54889-63-3

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$9M

Top sourceChina 40%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290920 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290920, which covers 10 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).

CN 40%ChinaDE 21%GermanyIN 15%IndiaJP 10%JapanCH 5%Switzerland

Ukraine
South Korea

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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

•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS54889-63-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID001036315

FormulaC12H24O2

Mol. Weight200.322 g/mol

SMILESCCOCC1CCC(COCC)CC1

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

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Brief citations

Cyclohexane, 1,4-bis(ethoxymethyl)- (CAS 54889-63-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/54889-63-3/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 54889-63-3. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 54889-63-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 54889-63-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290920 for CAS 54889-63-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/