7-Oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane-3-carboxylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester

CAS 62256-00-2

U.S. production volumes are classified 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$370M

Top sourceIndia 45%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291899 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291899, which covers 139 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).

IN 45%IndiaCN 35%ChinaGB 7%United KingdomCO 3%ColombiaCH 3%Switzerland

Austria
Hungary
South Korea
Taiwan
Czech Republic
Mexico
Spain
Ukraine
Estonia
Australia
Israel
Singapore
Slovakia
Russia

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Cargill, Incorporated

Dixie Chemical

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Arkema

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

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 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fuel agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS62256-00-2

PubChem CID112475

DTXSIDDTXSID00866926

FormulaC15H26O3

Mol. Weight254.36 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(CC)COC(=O)C1CCC2C(C1)O2

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00866926Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 112475Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

7-Oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane-3-carboxylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester (CAS 62256-00-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/62256-00-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00866926. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00866926 PubChem: 112475. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/112475 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 62256-00-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 62256-00-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291899 for CAS 62256-00-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/