Acetic acid
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$192M
Top SourceItaly 70%
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 220900, 291521 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
IT 70%ItalyES 8%SpainCA 5%CanadaCN 4%ChinaJP 3%Japan
- Belgium
- Mexico
- Greece
- United Kingdom
- India
- Netherlands
- Argentina
- Peru
- Turkey
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
- Malaysia
- Australia
- Honduras
- Portugal
- Ecuador
- New Zealand
- Egypt
- Austria
- Syria
- South Africa
- Poland
- Ireland
- Lebanon
- Colombia
- Sweden
- Jordan
- Switzerland
- Morocco
- Israel
- Brazil
- Singapore
- Norway
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Bangladesh
- El Salvador
- Serbia
- Bulgaria
- Chile
EPA-registered manufacturers (25)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Kuraray · JP Japan
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Ter Hell & Co Gmbh · DE Germany
Arkema
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Bae Systems Ordnance Systems
Brainerd Cemical
Buckman Laboratories
Celanese
Gabriel Performance
Gehring-Montgomery
Hydrite Chemical
Iff Chemical Holdings
Italmatch Usa
Kuraray America
Lyondell Chemical
Mallinckrodt
Momentive Performance Materials
Sekisui America
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America
Si Group
Solvay
Symrise
The Dow Chemical
Vertellus
EPA-registered importers (22)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland
Asia Union Electronic Chemical · TW Taiwan
Basf Se · DE Germany
Rudolf Gmbh · DE Germany
Archroma U.S
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Asia Union Electronic Chemicals-Reno
Basf
Carestream Health
Cascade Columbia
Emd Holding
Huntsman
Kanto
Kemira Chemicals
Kg International
Kodak Alaris
Mak Chemicals
Quadra Chemicals
Rudolf Venture Chemical
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Silver Fern Chemical
Univar Solutions
Wilbur-Ellis
30 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Apex Energetics Inc.
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
BioActive Nutritional, Inc
Boiron
Chartwell RX, LLC
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc
Eastman Chemical Company
Energetix Corporation
Energique, Inc.
Fagron Inc
Guangzhou Renuma Medical Systems Co., Ltd
Hahnemann Laboratories, Inc.
Hanoun, Andrew Functional Medicine Inc.
Jiangxi He-Oumei Health Industry Co., Ltd.
King Bio Inc.
MediNatura Inc
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
OHM PHARMA INC.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Saptalis Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Shenzhen Yaozhihong Technology Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Zealous Ecommerce Technology Co., Ltd
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Supplement Clinic, LLC.
TruPharma, LLC
WELL BODY CONCEPTS LLC
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodPlastics & RubberElectronicsTransportationPaper & PrintingDefenseCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningTextilesAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 36 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Healthy Start Weight and Appetite Support
- •HPYL PLUS
- •Chemstat
- •Aller-Chord F
- •Pancreas Sarcode
- •SKIN TAG Remover
- •Bio Co-Enzyme Phase
- •Chemtox
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- •Acidum Aceticum
- •Fungal NAIL Treatment
- •Endopan HP
- •Thyro-Chord
- •Dental-Chord
- •Acetic Acid
- •OHM Fatigue Relief
- •Metabolic Reset
- •Glyreg
- •Pancreapar
- •Pancreas Drops 5020
- •Weight Control
- •hydrocortisone and acetic acid
- •Hyperhidrosis Drops 2144
- •DysBio Plus
- •Hepatatox
- •Glucose Control T015
- •Neatique Bee Venom Wart Corn Treatment Liquid
- •Dental Pain
- •Lipotox
- •B02 Adrenal PEP
- •GI Distress
- •Upper Gi and Enzyme Restoration
- •Homeoplex D
- •Aceticum acidum
- •911 Adrenal Burnout and Fatigue
- •BHI Migraine
- •A01 Cellular Recharge
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 21 sectors as 23 functional roles.
- •Solubility enhancer in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Etching agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Dye in Paper ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Other (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in Paper Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in Services (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
- •Finishing agents in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dye in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Surface active agents in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Chemical reaction regulator in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Functional fluids (open systems) in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Oxidizing/reducing agents in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (75%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Etching agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$180.00 / 10 kg
Purity99%
Vendors8 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 10 kg | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Asinex | Netherlands | $6461.40 | 100 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
CAS64-19-7
PubChem CID176
DTXSIDDTXSID5024394
FormulaC2H4O2
Mol. Weight60.05 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID50243942026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
1762026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/176/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/176.json
64-19-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 64-19-72026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json