Tetracosanoic acid

CAS 557-59-5

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$384M

Import volume13.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Tetracosanoic acid · US import value by year

2013: $222M · Peak 2021: $1.6B · 2024: $384M · 2025: $365M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 13.7K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

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.

Vvf Kansas Services

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

•Softener and conditioner in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$19.36/gAA BLOCKS

CountryUnited States

Pack$484.00 / 25 g

Purity98%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$25.24	25 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$40.12	25 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$55.80	5 g	—
Angene International Limited	United States	$63.80	25 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$84.00	5 g	96%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$108.00	250 mg	—
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$134.00	1 g	96%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$186.85	10 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$186.85	10 g	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$300.00	200 mg	99.99%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$304.64	500 mg	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$629.20	100 mg	98.8%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS557-59-5

PubChem CID11197

DTXSIDDTXSID6021664

FormulaC24H48O2

Mol. Weight368.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6021664Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11197Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Tetracosanoic acid (CAS 557-59-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/557-59-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6021664. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6021664 PubChem: 11197. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11197 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 557-59-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 557-59-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 557-59-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/