DL-10-Camphorsulfonic acid

CAS 5872-08-2

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$175M

Import volume694.3K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceIndia 48%

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.

DL-10-Camphorsulfonic acid · US import value by year

2013: $0M · Peak 2024: $175M · 2025: $136M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291479 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 694.3K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291479, which covers 95 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).

IN 48%IndiaCN 20%ChinaMX 19%MexicoDE 10%GermanyFI 2%Finland

Ukraine
Japan
Australia
Netherlands
South Korea
Canada
Switzerland
Russia
Poland
Italy
United Kingdom
Spain
Taiwan
Grenada

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.

Brenntag

Cbc America

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

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

•Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$205.00 / 5 kg

Purity99%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.04	500 g	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.05	500 g	99%
Chemscene	United States	$0.06	1 kg	—
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.06	500 g	99%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.08	500 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.19	500 g	95%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.30	500 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.31	100 g	99.83%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.34	25 g	95%
Synthonix	United States	$0.64	25 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.84	25 g	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS5872-08-2

PubChem CID18462

DTXSIDDTXSID60863113

FormulaC10H16O4S

Mol. Weight232.3 g/mol

SMILESCC1(C2CCC1(C(=O)C2)CS(=O)(=O)O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID60863113Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 18462Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · 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

DL-10-Camphorsulfonic acid (CAS 5872-08-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5872-08-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID60863113. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID60863113 PubChem: 18462. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/18462 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5872-08-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 5872-08-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291479 for CAS 5872-08-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/