D-Glucopyranose, oligomeric, decyl octyl glycosides
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$218M
Top SourceGermany 21%
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 340242 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 340242, which covers 20 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).
DE 21%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaIT 10%ItalyCA 9%CanadaMX 8%Mexico
- Austria
- Brazil
- Slovakia
- Egypt
- Uruguay
- Australia
- Taiwan
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Czech Republic
- Israel
- Philippines
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Ireland
- Portugal
- Finland
- Costa Rica
- Vietnam
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Bulgaria
- Peru
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Canberra
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.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Galaxy Surfactants · IN India
Basf
Cascade Columbia
Croda
Show all 14
Diversey
Halliburton
Huntsman
Innospec
M-I
Norman, Fox &
The Dow Chemical
Tri-K Industries
Walsh & Associates
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyConsumer ProductsCore 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 5 sectors as 8 functional roles.
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—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
- •Opacifer in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (92%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68515-73-1
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID70872594
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID708725942026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68515-73-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68515-73-12026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv