Acesulfame potassium
CAS 55589-62-3
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: $4.8B · Peak 2022: $9.8B · 2024: $6.4B · 2025: $9.2B
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293499 · basket
- 2023
- US production Zero · Imports 165 lb
- 2019
- US production Zero · Imports 39.7K lb
These shares come from HS customs code 293499, which covers 575 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Finland
- Netherlands
- Canada
- Indonesia
- Mexico
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Austria
- Croatia
- Sweden
- Ukraine
- Denmark
- Israel
- Czech Republic
- New Zealand
- Hong Kong
- Kyrgyzstan
- Australia
- Portugal
- South Africa
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Brazil
- Slovakia
- Vietnam
- Latvia
- Malta
- Hungary
- Romania
- Kenya
- Belarus
- Russia
- Turkey
- Norway
Why It Matters
No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | 99% |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.04 | 500 g | 99% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.04 | 500 g | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.07 | 1 kg | — |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.07 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Synthonix | United States | $0.12 | 500 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.14 | 100 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.22 | 100 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.29 | 100 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.80 | 100 g | 98% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $2.03 | 250 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $2.25 | 100 g | 99.38% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $3.08 | 25 g | 95% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $14.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $76.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $1000.00 | 100 mg | 99.9% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 97% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1030606Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 11074431Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Acesulfame potassium (CAS 55589-62-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/55589-62-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1030606. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1030606 PubChem: 11074431. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11074431 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 55589-62-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293499 for CAS 55589-62-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/