Ethyl hexadecanoate
CAS 628-97-7
Hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester
This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291570 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 96 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- United Kingdom
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Vietnam
- Peru
- Brazil
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Switzerland
Why It Matters
No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
19 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.03 | 500 g | — |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.05 | 500 g | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.05 | 500 g | 97% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.09 | 500 g | 97% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.10 | 50 kg | 97% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.11 | 10 kg | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.11 | 10 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 97% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 97% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 97% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.32 | 1 kg | 99.09% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $0.79 | 500 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1.14 | 250 g | 95% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $1.67 | 500 g | 97% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $29.00 | 1 g | 99.95% |
| Molnova | China | $76.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | — |
| AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AG | Germany | $129999.37 | 16 mg | 85% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Ethyl hexadecanoate (CAS 628-97-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/628-97-7/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 628-97-7. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 628-97-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/