(-)-alpha-Pinene

CAS 7785-26-4

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$90M

Import volume104 lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceJapan 21%

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.

(-)-alpha-Pinene · US import value by year

2013: $75M · Peak 2018: $116M · 2024: $90M · 2025: $77M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 104 lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290219, which covers 108 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).

JP 21%JapanBR 12%BrazilTW 12%TaiwanKR 11%South KoreaDE 9%Germany

Russia
United Kingdom
Indonesia
South Africa
Ukraine
Madagascar
Hungary
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Israel

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.

Florachem

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.

Brenntag

Why It Matters

Sectors

Food

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 Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$786.47 / 20 kg

Purity97%

Vendors17 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

16 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.04	20 kg	97%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.27	250 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$1.60	25 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.68	25 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$2.45	500 g	—
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$2.51	500 g	—
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$3.53	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$3.77	500 g	98%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$30.23	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
ChemNorm	China	$1100.00	20 mg	98%
Molnova	China	$2502.00	500 mg	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$2795.00	200 mg	99.55%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$7120.00	25 mg	99.55%
TargetMol Chemicals US	United States	$10300.00	10 mg	99.55%

Chemical Identity

CAS7785-26-4

PubChem CID440968

DTXSIDDTXSID2029290

FormulaC10H16

Mol. Weight136.23 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2029290Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 440968Retrieved 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

(-)-alpha-Pinene (CAS 7785-26-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7785-26-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2029290. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2029290 PubChem: 440968. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/440968 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7785-26-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7785-26-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290219 for CAS 7785-26-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/