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Hexyl salicylate

CAS 6259-76-3

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 6259-76-3
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$51M
Top sourceChina 35%

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 291823 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291823, which covers 26 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 28%IndiaMX 13%MexicoIT 8%ItalyDE 7%Germany
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
Berje
Reckitt Benckiser
Takasago
EPA-registered importers (8)
Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Colgate-Palmolive
Givaudan Fragrances
Henkel Us Operations
Show all 8
International Flavors And Fragrances
P&G
Symrise

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gBLD Pharmatech GmbH
CountryGermany
Pack$72.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors15 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

14 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.071 kg99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.081 kg98%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.08500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.091 kg99%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.09500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.131 kg99.44%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.22100 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.29100 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.80100 g99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.55100 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS6259-76-3
PubChem CID22629
DTXSIDDTXSID4038924
FormulaC13H18O3
Mol. Weight222.28 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Hexyl salicylate (CAS 6259-76-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6259-76-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4038924. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4038924 PubChem: 22629. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22629 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 6259-76-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 6259-76-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291823 for CAS 6259-76-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/