Benzyl-C12-18-alkyldimethylammonium chlorides
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$275M
Top SourceCanada 34%
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 340241, 380894 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 340241, 380894, which covers 8 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 34%CanadaMX 31%MexicoCN 14%ChinaKR 7%South KoreaCH 5%Switzerland
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Colombia
- Sweden
- Brazil
- Turkey
- Denmark
- Malaysia
- South Africa
- Qatar
- Indonesia
- Vietnam
- Spain
- Singapore
- Austria
- Israel
- Australia
- Armenia
- Pakistan
- Norway
- Taiwan
- Guatemala
- Ecuador
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Canberra
Clariant
Lonza
The Lewis Chemical
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.
Diversey
Kemira Chemicals
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 9 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Cleaning agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum RefineriesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68391-01-5
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID4028460
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID40284602026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68391-01-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68391-01-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv