Nerolidol

CAS 7212-44-4

1,6,10-Dodecatrien-3-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$42M

Top sourceGermany 32%

EPA lists this chemical for 2023 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: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290522 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published

These shares come from HS customs code 290522, which covers 25 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).

DE 32%GermanyIN 24%IndiaCH 19%SwitzerlandMY 11%MalaysiaCN 9%China

United Kingdom
Indonesia
Japan
Canada
Taiwan
Belgium
Turkey
Cyprus

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.

Givaudan Fragrances

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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 All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7212-44-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID3022247

FormulaC15H26O

Mol. Weight222.372 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)=CCCC(C)=CCCC(C)(O)C=C

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Nerolidol (CAS 7212-44-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7212-44-4/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 7212-44-4. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7212-44-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7212-44-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290522 for CAS 7212-44-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/