Pentaerythritol tetrabehenate

CAS 61682-73-3

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$384M

Import volume12.2K 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.

Pentaerythritol tetrabehenate · 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 12.2K 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 (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Sharp · JP Japan

Sharp Electronics

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS61682-73-3

PubChem CID162947

DTXSIDDTXSID60893556

FormulaC93H180O8

Mol. Weight1426.4 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID60893556Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 162947Retrieved 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

Pentaerythritol tetrabehenate (CAS 61682-73-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/61682-73-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID60893556. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID60893556 PubChem: 162947. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/162947 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 61682-73-3. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 61682-73-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/