Oils, Litsea cubeba

CAS 68855-99-2

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$399M

Import volume116.3K 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.

Oils, Litsea cubeba · 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 116.3K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 9.5K 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

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Reckitt Benckiser

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.

Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom

Berje

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

CAS68855-99-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID3024867

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3024867Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Oils, Litsea cubeba (CAS 68855-99-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68855-99-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3024867. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3024867 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68855-99-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68855-99-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 330129 for CAS 68855-99-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/