Lubricating oils, petroleum, C>25, hydrotreated bright stock-based

CAS 72623-83-7

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$31.2B

Import volume267.1K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceCanada 26%

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.

Lubricating oils, petroleum, C>25, hydrotreated bright stock-based · US import value by year

Peak 2013: $52.6B · 2024: $31.2B · 2025: $26.5B

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 271019 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 267.1K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 271019, which covers 156 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).

CA 26%CanadaMX 13%MexicoKR 11%South KoreaSG 6%SingaporeIQ 6%Iraq

Finland
Spain
Japan
Ecuador
Denmark
Taiwan
Malaysia
Indonesia
Pakistan
Brunei
Venezuela
Oman
Bahamas
Chile
Argentina
Sweden
Lithuania
Gabon
Poland
Jamaica
Egypt
Switzerland
Hong Kong
Israel
Ukraine
China
Austria
Antigua and Barbuda
El Salvador
Greece
Portugal
Romania
Bermuda
Trinidad and Tobago
Panama
Hungary
Dominican Republic
Costa Rica
South Africa
Slovakia
Uruguay
Morocco
Estonia
Cyprus
Australia
Czech Republic
Barbados
Norway
Latvia
Sri Lanka
Belarus
Ireland

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.

Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan

Toyota Tsusho America

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

Chemical Identity

CAS72623-83-7

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID2029032

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2029032Retrieved 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

Lubricating oils, petroleum, C>25, hydrotreated bright stock-based (CAS 72623-83-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/72623-83-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2029032. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2029032 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 72623-83-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 72623-83-7. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271019 for CAS 72623-83-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/