Benzoic acid, 4-[(octadecylamino)carbonyl]-, methyl ester

CAS 7333-86-0

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$872M

Import volume304.8K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceSwitzerland 44%

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.

Benzoic acid, 4-[(octadecylamino)carbonyl]-, methyl ester · US import value by year

2013: $727M · Peak 2022: $1.3B · 2024: $872M · 2025: $833M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292429 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 304.8K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 25.4K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292429, which covers 203 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).

CH 44%SwitzerlandCN 19%ChinaIN 12%IndiaJP 9%JapanIE 6%Ireland

Taiwan
United Kingdom
El Salvador
Colombia
Ukraine
Brazil
Guatemala
Belgium
Netherlands
Turkey
Sweden
Greece
Canada
Israel
New Zealand
Latvia
Lithuania
Finland
Slovakia
Australia
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Armenia
Poland

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.

Quaker Houghton

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

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

•Viscosity modifiers in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7333-86-0

PubChem CID81781

DTXSIDDTXSID5064629

FormulaC27H45NO3

Mol. Weight431.7 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5064629Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 81781Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Benzoic acid, 4-[(octadecylamino)carbonyl]-, methyl ester (CAS 7333-86-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7333-86-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5064629. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5064629 PubChem: 81781. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/81781 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7333-86-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7333-86-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292429 for CAS 7333-86-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/