Musk ketone

CAS 81-14-1

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$175M

Import volume68.1K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceIndia 48%

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.

Musk ketone · US import value by year

2013: $0M · Peak 2024: $175M · 2025: $136M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291479 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 68.1K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291479, which covers 95 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).

IN 48%IndiaCN 20%ChinaMX 19%MexicoDE 10%GermanyFI 2%Finland

Ukraine
Japan
Australia
Netherlands
South Korea
Canada
Switzerland
Russia
Poland
Italy
United Kingdom
Spain
Taiwan
Grenada

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.

Givaudan Fragrances

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 All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.14/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$71.00 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.16	500 g	99%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.39	2.5 kg	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.54	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.58	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.84	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.65	100 g	99%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$2.70	100 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$3.08	25 g	95%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$24.00	10 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$37.51	10 g	99.81%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$98.00	1 g	99.85%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$128.00	500 mg	98.81%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Molnova	China	$780.00	50 mg	99%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$1364.22	1 g	97%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS81-14-1

PubChem CID6669

DTXSIDDTXSID6025690

FormulaC14H18N2O5

Mol. Weight294.3 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C(=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])C(C)(C)C)[N+](=O)[O-])C)C(=O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6025690Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6669Retrieved 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

Musk ketone (CAS 81-14-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/81-14-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6025690. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6025690 PubChem: 6669. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6669 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 81-14-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 81-14-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291479 for CAS 81-14-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/