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Disodium 2-sulphonatopalmitate

CAS 5896-55-9

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

Molecular structure of 5896-55-9
2 Na⁺
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$384M
Import volume119.4K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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.

Disodium 2-sulphonatopalmitate · US import value by year
$222M2013$1.6B2021$384M2024$365M2025

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 119.4K lb
2019
US production Zero · Imports 298.4K 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
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan
Toyota Tsusho America

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS5896-55-9
PubChem CID110731
DTXSIDDTXSID20889495
FormulaC16H30Na2O5S
Mol. Weight380.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C(=O)[O-])S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Disodium 2-sulphonatopalmitate (CAS 5896-55-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5896-55-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID20889495. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID20889495 PubChem: 110731. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/110731 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5896-55-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 5896-55-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/