Lime oil

CAS 8008-26-2

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$2M

Import volume160.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceCanada 84%

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.

Lime oil · US import value by year

Peak 2013: $9M · 2024: $2M · 2025: $2M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 152200 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 160.0K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 152200, which covers 6 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 84%CanadaMX 12%MexicoGB 2%United KingdomBE 1%Belgium

Italy
India

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.

Berje

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 Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable

Chemical Identity

CAS8008-26-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID2031532

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2031532Retrieved 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

Lime oil (CAS 8008-26-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8008-26-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2031532. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2031532 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8008-26-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 8008-26-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 152200 for CAS 8008-26-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/