Tetradecane
CAS 629-59-4
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290110 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports 263.2K lb
These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 58 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- China
- Spain
- Italy
- Japan
- Israel
- Malaysia
- United Kingdom
- Austria
- Portugal
- India
- Poland
- Netherlands
- Turkey
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- Greece
- Sweden
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.
- •Lubricating agent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat stabilizer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (22%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
15 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 | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.06 | 500 g | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.08 | 1 kg | — |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.08 | 500 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.11 | 100 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.17 | 500 g | 99.87% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.23 | 100 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.40 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.40 | 500 g | 99% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.61 | 500 g | 99% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1.62 | 100 g | 99% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $2.40 | 25 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1027267Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 12389Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Tetradecane (CAS 629-59-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/629-59-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1027267. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1027267 PubChem: 12389. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12389 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 629-59-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 629-59-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290110 for CAS 629-59-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/