Benzoic acid
Drug ingredientCAS 65-85-0
This 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, 2024$89M
Top sourceEstonia 32%
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 291631 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291631, which covers 55 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).
EE 32%EstoniaCN 30%ChinaNL 21%NetherlandsIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India
- Germany
- Malaysia
- Switzerland
- South Korea
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Israel
- Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Lanxess
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (9)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Allnex Usa
Aurorium
Brenntag
Chemical Distribution Network
Eastman Chemical
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Icl Specialty Products North America
Polynt Composites Usa
Polyventive
Soyventis North America
EPA-registered importers (14)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Heubach Holding S R L · LU Luxembourg
Kh Chemicals International B V · NL Netherlands
Lanxess · DE Germany
Catalynt Solutions
George S. Coyne Chemical
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Heubach Holding Usa
Icc Industries
Kh Chemicals Na
Starchem Usa
Superior Industrial Solutions
The Sherwin Williams
Van Horn, Metz &
Velsicol Chemical
Wego Chemical Group
28 FDA-registered drug labelers
ANUBIS COSMETICS SL
Apex Energetics Inc.
Apothecon Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Bestmade Natural Products
BioActive Nutritional, Inc
Boiron
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Energetix Corp
Energetix Corporation
Energique, Inc.
Fagron Inc
GMP Laboratories of America, Inc.
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
Health Masters LLC
Homeolab International (Canada) inc
Laboratoires Boiron
Mission Pharmacal Company
Newton Laboratories, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
OHM PHARMA INC.
PEKANA Naturheilmittel GmbH
PEKANA Nautrheilmittel GmbH
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Seroyal USA
Silver Star Brands
Supplement Clinic, LLC.
VitaminMed, LLC
Xymogen
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodWaterTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 55 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM230
- •Chemstat
- •Benzoicum Acidum
- •Detoxifier
- •Tobacco Withdrawal
- •Acidum Benzoicum
- •Tox-Chord
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM184
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- •Anubis Barcelona New Even
- •Chemtox
- •Uribel TABS
- •Lymphatic Care
- •Renelix
- •Kidney Stim Liquescence 3013
- •Renal Drops 5024
- •Detox Complex
- •Anubis Barcelona
- •Dairy Allergen Mix
- •Rheumatic-Joint Care
- •Real Relief
- •OHM Fatigue Relief
- •Sciatica-Nerve Care
- •Incontinence
- •Drainer
- •Akutur
- •HKI
- •Aesculus Combination 9202
- •Joint Care
- •Advance Plus
- •Hepatatox
- •Lymphatic Drainer
- •CardCare
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM151
- •Lipotox
- •Sciatica-Back Care
- •Bolym-EX Drops
- •Renal Sarcode
- •Allermilk
- •Inflammation
- •Rhododendron Combination 9241
- •NativeRemedies Gout-Gone
- •Drainage
- •Homeoplex D
- •Uric Acid Balancer
- •Viril
- •Immunogesic
- •Kidney Drainage
- •Arnicare Arthritis
- •Renapath
- •Anubis Barcelona Vital Line
- •Anubis Barcelona Total Hydrating
- •Gout Drops 2080
- •Arnica Combination 9208
- •N03 Exchem
- •Arthritis Ease
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 11 sectors as 10 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in OtherProcessing—repackaging
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Adhesive Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Binder in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and HuntingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Adhesive Manufacturing (64%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (36%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$157.00 / 25 kg
Purity99%
Vendors29 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | 99.5% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | 99.5% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.04 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.04 | 1 kg | 99% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.05 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.07 | 500 g | — |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.11 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 99.5% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.29 | 500 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.95 | 100 g | 98% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $19.99 | 5 g | 99% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $29.00 | 1 g | 99.99% |
| HTS Biochemie Innovationen | Germany | $120.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| ChemNorm | China | $150.00 | 100 mg | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Molnova | China | $380.00 | 100 mg | 99% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1250.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Asinex | Netherlands | $6461.40 | 100 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
| AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AG | Germany | $73652.70 | 100 mg | 85% |
Chemical Identity
CAS65-85-0
PubChem CID243
DTXSIDDTXSID6020143
FormulaC7H6O2
Mol. Weight122.12 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6020143Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 243Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Benzoic acid (CAS 65-85-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/65-85-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6020143. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6020143 PubChem: 243. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/243 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 65-85-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 65-85-0. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291631 for CAS 65-85-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/