Simethicone
CAS 8050-81-5
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 391000 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 391000, which covers 22 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Netherlands
- Taiwan
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Hungary
- Sweden
- Turkey
- Norway
- Colombia
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Australia
- Hong Kong
- Denmark
- Finland
- United Arab Emirates
- Poland
- Portugal
- Israel
- Singapore
- Argentina
- Slovenia
- Costa Rica
- Russia
- Dominican Republic
- Luxembourg
- Romania
- Peru
- South Africa
- Lithuania
- Serbia
- Liechtenstein
- Philippines
- Monaco
- Latvia
- Cambodia
- Saudi Arabia
Why It Matters
No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.
Industrial Uses
- •Defoamer in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00904918Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Simethicone (CAS 8050-81-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8050-81-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00904918. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00904918 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8050-81-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 391000 for CAS 8050-81-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/