2,3-Pentanedione

CAS 600-14-6

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$39M

Import volume1 lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 33%

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.

2,3-Pentanedione · US import value by year

2013: $51M · Peak 2022: $53M · 2024: $39M · 2025: $36M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291419 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019: US production Zero · Imports 1 lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291419, which covers 131 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 33%ChinaDE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaGB 3%United KingdomJP 2%Japan

Netherlands
Italy
Brazil
South Africa
Turkey
Moldova
Canada
Armenia
Slovakia
Finland
Hong Kong
Mexico
Ukraine

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.

Reckitt Benckiser

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$35.00 / 500 g

Purity97%

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	$0.08	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.17	10 kg	96%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.17	10 kg	96%
Chemscene	United States	$0.23	500 g	—
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.32	1 kg	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.33	100 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.36	1 kg	97%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.42	1 kg	99.74%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.46	100 g	97%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.73	25 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.74	25 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.04	25 g	97%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$1.08	100 g	97%
Angene International Limited	United States	$3.04	25 g	97%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$24.00	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS600-14-6

PubChem CID11747

DTXSIDDTXSID6051435

FormulaC5H8O2

Mol. Weight100.12 g/mol

SMILESCCC(=O)C(=O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6051435Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11747Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

2,3-Pentanedione (CAS 600-14-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/600-14-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6051435. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6051435 PubChem: 11747. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11747 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 600-14-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291419 for CAS 600-14-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/