C12-14-Alkyl(ethylbenzyl)dimethylammonium chlorides

CAS 85409-23-0

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$223M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceCanada 38%

At least one company claimed its 2023 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: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 380894 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 380894, which covers 5 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 38%CanadaMX 34%MexicoCN 14%ChinaCH 5%SwitzerlandDE 2%Germany

Netherlands
United Kingdom
Italy
Sweden
Turkey
Colombia
Denmark
South Africa
Spain
Japan
Austria
South Korea
Australia
Armenia
Israel
Pakistan
Brazil
Guatemala
Ecuador

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Arxada

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Industrial Uses

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS85409-23-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID70872938

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID70872938Retrieved 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

C12-14-Alkyl(ethylbenzyl)dimethylammonium chlorides (CAS 85409-23-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/85409-23-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID70872938. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID70872938 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 85409-23-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 380894 for CAS 85409-23-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/