Orange terpenes

CAS 8028-48-6

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$321M

Import volume8.3M lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceBrazil 61%

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.

Orange terpenes · US import value by year

2013: $61M · Peak 2024: $321M · 2025: $229M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 330112 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 8.3M lb

These shares come from HS customs code 330112, which covers 3 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 61%BrazilMX 12%MexicoIT 10%ItalyDE 6%GermanyCA 3%Canada

Belize
China
Ireland
Israel
Uruguay
Greece
Netherlands
Egypt
Vietnam
Indonesia
India
Ivory Coast
Australia
Paraguay
Tunisia
Switzerland
Kenya
Ukraine
Czech Republic

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.

Reckitt Benckiser

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.

Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom

Archer Daniels Midland

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

•Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS8028-48-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID1047730

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1047730Retrieved 2026-10-04
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

Orange terpenes (CAS 8028-48-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8028-48-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1047730. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1047730 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8028-48-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 8028-48-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 330112 for CAS 8028-48-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/