Cocamidopropyl betaine
Drug ingredientCAS 61789-40-0
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import value, 2024$42M
Top sourceIndia 24%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 340249 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
IN 24%IndiaCA 15%CanadaJP 10%JapanMX 8%MexicoIT 8%Italy
- Guatemala
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Philippines
- Brazil
- Belgium
- Uruguay
- Poland
- Singapore
- New Zealand
- Vietnam
- Czech Republic
- Turkey
- Israel
- Portugal
- Sweden
EPA-registered manufacturers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Ascent Chemicals
Basf
Colonial Chemical
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Norman, Fox &
Solvay
Southern Chemical & Textiles
Starchem
Textile Rubber And Chemical Company (Trcc)
The Lewis Chemical
Verdant Specialty Solutions
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (11)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Aalborz Chemical
Ascent Industries
Brenntag
Clariant
Evonik
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Kensing
Polyventive
Russtech Admixtures
Stepan
Third Coast Packaging
Wintersun International
EPA-registered importers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Galaxy Surfactants · IN India
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Colgate-Palmolive
Daxx
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Independent Chemical
Kg International
Mak Chemicals
Solenis
Target
Tri-K Industries
Walsh & Associates
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Guangdong Junhui Biotechnology Co., Ltd
Guangdong Xinjie Cosmetics Co.,Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthFoodEnergyMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Sulfur anti-mite shower gel
- •Anti-Hair Thinning
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 8 sectors as 4 functional roles.
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Foamant in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Foamant in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Foamant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS61789-40-0
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID6028072
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6028072Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAS 61789-40-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/61789-40-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6028072. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6028072 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 61789-40-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 61789-40-0. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 340249 for CAS 61789-40-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/