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Distillates (petroleum), cracked steam-cracked petroleum distillates

CAS 68477-38-3

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 68477-38-3
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$31.2B
Top sourceCanada 26%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 271019 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 271019, which covers 156 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 26%CanadaMX 13%MexicoKR 11%South KoreaSG 6%SingaporeIQ 6%Iraq
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Basf

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS68477-38-3
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID0098895
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Distillates (petroleum), cracked steam-cracked petroleum distillates (CAS 68477-38-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68477-38-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0098895. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0098895 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68477-38-3. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271019 for CAS 68477-38-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/