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Fatty acids, tall-oil, cadmium salts

CAS 68855-80-1

Molecular structure of 68855-80-1
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$6.1B
Top sourceJapan 32%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 382499 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 382499, which covers 206 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS68855-80-1
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID00101142
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Fatty acids, tall-oil, cadmium salts (CAS 68855-80-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68855-80-1/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 68855-80-1. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 382499 for CAS 68855-80-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/