Dimethylbis(2-((1-oxooctadecyl)oxy)ethyl)ammonium chloride

CAS 67846-68-8

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

Molecular structure of 67846-68-8 — 1 Cl⁻

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$108M

Import volume114.4K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 14%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Dimethylbis(2-((1-oxooctadecyl)oxy)ethyl)ammonium chloride · US import value by year

2013: $100M · 2024: $108M · Peak 2025: $119M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292390 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 114.4K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 130 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).

CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan

Israel
Indonesia
Sweden
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Malaysia
Singapore
Lithuania
Brazil
Hong Kong
Australia
Belgium
Ukraine

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Henkel Us Operations

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS67846-68-8

PubChem CID105818

DTXSIDDTXSID0029399

FormulaC42H84ClNO4

Mol. Weight702.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC[N+](C)(C)CCOC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.[Cl-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0029399Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 105818Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Dimethylbis(2-((1-oxooctadecyl)oxy)ethyl)ammonium chloride (CAS 67846-68-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/67846-68-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0029399. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0029399 PubChem: 105818. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/105818 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 67846-68-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292390 for CAS 67846-68-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/