3-Oxobutanamide

CAS 5977-14-0

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$371M

Import volume101.4K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 27%

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.

3-Oxobutanamide · US import value by year

2013: $191M · Peak 2022: $462M · 2024: $371M · 2025: $437M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292419 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 101.4K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 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).

CN 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom

Hungary
Austria
Spain
Egypt
Canada
Sweden
Ukraine
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Greece
Ireland
Taiwan
Uruguay
Turkey
Australia
Singapore
Latvia
Colombia

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.

Lonza

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureTextiles

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

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$53.00 / 500 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.12	500 g	—
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.12	1 kg	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.13	1 kg	97%
Chemscene	United States	$0.16	1 kg	—
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.16	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.16	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.16	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.16	1 kg	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.30	500 g	96%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.40	250 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.42	500 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.44	25 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.72	500 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS5977-14-0

PubChem CID80077

DTXSIDDTXSID1040164

FormulaC4H7NO2

Mol. Weight101.1 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)CC(=O)N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1040164Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 80077Retrieved 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

3-Oxobutanamide (CAS 5977-14-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5977-14-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1040164. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1040164 PubChem: 80077. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/80077 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5977-14-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 5977-14-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 5977-14-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/