Ethanedioic acid, dimethyl ester

EPA records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 553-90-2
US ProductionZero
Import Value$11M
Top SourceSpain 45%

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 291711 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291711, which covers 7 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ES 45%SpainCN 25%ChinaIN 10%IndiaTW 6%TaiwanIT 6%Italy

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$22.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.05500 g99%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.152.5 kg99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.16500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.22500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.35500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.35500 g99%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.35500 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$1.4925 g99%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS553-90-2
PubChem CID11120
DTXSIDDTXSID9060287
FormulaC4H6O4
Mol. Weight118.09 g/mol
SMILESCOC(=O)C(=O)OC

Data Sources

DTXSID90602872026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

111202026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11120/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11120.json

553-90-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 553-90-22026-04-25

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

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