Candelilla wax

CAS 8006-44-8

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$41M

Top sourceBrazil 65%

At least one company claimed its 2019 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 152110 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 152110, which covers 2 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).

BR 65%BrazilMX 10%MexicoIN 6%IndiaCN 4%ChinaJP 3%Japan

Argentina
New Zealand
Italy
Finland
South Africa
Egypt
Bulgaria
Indonesia
Canada
Spain

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningCore 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

•Plasticizer in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS8006-44-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID90894617

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID90894617Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · 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

Candelilla wax (CAS 8006-44-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8006-44-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID90894617. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID90894617 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8006-44-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 8006-44-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 152110 for CAS 8006-44-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/