Methyl methoxyacetate

CAS 6290-49-9

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 2019 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: 2019. 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

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

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 importers (2)

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

Aceto Us

Pht International

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureCore 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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.20/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$99.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.25	500 g	99%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.48	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.48	500 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.59	100 g	95%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.60	500 g	99%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.66	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$1.00	100 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1.00	100 g	99%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS6290-49-9

PubChem CID80507

DTXSIDDTXSID3074608

FormulaC4H8O3

Mol. Weight104.1 g/mol

SMILESCOCC(=O)OC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3074608Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 80507Retrieved 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

Methyl methoxyacetate (CAS 6290-49-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6290-49-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3074608. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3074608 PubChem: 80507. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/80507 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 6290-49-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 6290-49-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291899 for CAS 6290-49-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/