Tea tree oil

Drug ingredient

CAS 68647-73-4

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$399M

Import volume24.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceItaly 17%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Tea tree oil · US import value by year

2013: $273M · Peak 2018: $636M · 2024: $399M · 2025: $376M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 330129 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 24.0K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 31.5K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 330129, which covers 51 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).

IT 17%ItalyID 13%IndonesiaCN 13%ChinaIN 9%IndiaBG 5%Bulgaria

Netherlands
Paraguay
Israel
Greece
New Zealand
Nepal
Tunisia
Jamaica
Brazil
Mexico
Croatia
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Japan
Belgium
Russia
Ecuador
Kazakhstan
El Salvador
Peru
Romania
Bangladesh
Malaysia
Cyprus
Moldova
Dominica
Costa Rica
Taiwan
Finland
Nigeria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hong Kong
Pakistan
Mauritius
Thailand
Cambodia
Serbia
Slovenia
Slovakia
Zimbabwe
Azerbaijan
South Korea
Honduras
Colombia
Philippines
Afghanistan
Lebanon
Poland
Laos
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Ireland
Jordan
Trinidad and Tobago
Bahrain
Ethiopia
Senegal
Yemen
Argentina
Myanmar
Denmark
Kuwait
Czech Republic

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.

Berje

14 FDA-registered drug labelers

ANUBIS COSMETICS SL

Apex Energetics Inc.

BioActive Nutritional, Inc.

Foshan Sugar Max Cosmetics CO.,Ltd

Fytofontana LLC

Guangzhou Houkea Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Guangzhou Mizi Biotechnology Co., LTD.

Rida LLC

Shantou Eelhoe Daily Chemical Technology Co., Ltd.

Shantou South Moon Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Shantou Ximonth Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Shenzhen Ishan Technology Co., Ltd

Shenzhen Shandian Jingling Technology Co., Ltd.

TT Beauty Trading Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthFoodCore Chemicals

Downstream Uses

Appears in 26 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Ximonth Quick Essence
•Tree Antigen
•Lofuanna Fungal NAIL Patches
•Essential Oil For Restoration
•Anubis Barcelona Regul Oil
•Marianp Fungal NAIL Patches
•Yimimde Tinea Versicolor Relief
•S01 Allerdrain

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•iShanCare Folliculitis Cleansing
•South MOON Essential Oil For Restoration
•Houkea Skin Tags Warts Remover Cream
•Anti Fungal Foot and Body
•Gyntima Probiotica Forte
•iShanCare Balanitis Cleansing
•Ximonth Nail Nourishing Pen
•Nail Nourishing Pen
•Nail Fungus Treatment
•Hywmly NAIL Renewal
•South MOON Multi-Purpose Nail Solution
•Elaimei Fungal NAIL Patches
•BEE Venom SKIN Firming Cream
•Shailee Tea Tree Body Wash
•WART Remover
•iShanCare Ringworm Cleansing
•Homwis Eczema Relief
•NAIL Treatment Oil Elixirs

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

•Fragrance in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable

Chemical Identity

CAS68647-73-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID60100611

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID60100611Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

Tea tree oil (CAS 68647-73-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68647-73-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID60100611. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID60100611 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68647-73-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 68647-73-4. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 330129 for CAS 68647-73-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/