Jojoba oil from Simmondsia chinensis

CAS 61789-91-1

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$751M

Import volume6.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceMexico 48%

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.

Jojoba oil from Simmondsia chinensis · US import value by year

2013: $140M · 2024: $751M · Peak 2025: $941M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 151590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 6.7K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 151590, which covers 9 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).

MX 48%MexicoIT 18%ItalyES 12%SpainIL 3%IsraelIN 2%India

Morocco
United Kingdom
Panama
South Korea
Chile
Germany
Portugal
Ecuador
Indonesia
Colombia
South Africa
Dominican Republic
New Zealand
Peru
Poland
Switzerland
Japan
Finland
Tunisia
Australia
Lithuania
Egypt
Belgium
Ethiopia
Austria
Romania
Ukraine
Cyprus
Nicaragua
Jordan
United Arab Emirates
Bangladesh
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Zimbabwe
Taiwan
Nigeria
Honduras
Russia
Norway
Thailand
Vietnam
Pakistan
Greece
Guatemala
Armenia
Hungary
Czech Republic
Latvia
Madagascar
Jamaica
Albania
Croatia
Tanzania
Singapore
Kyrgyzstan
Bolivia
Senegal

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Charkit Chemical

The Seydel Companies

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.

Safic Alcan · FR France

Chemspec

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & Mining

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

Chemical Identity

CAS61789-91-1

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID7047695

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7047695Retrieved 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

Jojoba oil from Simmondsia chinensis (CAS 61789-91-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/61789-91-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7047695. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7047695 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 61789-91-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 61789-91-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 151590 for CAS 61789-91-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/