Isoamyl salicylate

CAS 87-20-7

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$51M

Import volume181.1K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 35%

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.

Isoamyl salicylate · US import value by year

2013: $50M · Peak 2022: $70M · 2024: $51M · 2025: $53M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291823 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 181.1K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291823, which covers 26 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).

CN 35%ChinaIN 28%IndiaMX 13%MexicoIT 8%ItalyDE 7%Germany

Switzerland
Belgium
Malaysia
Czech Republic
Canada

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.

Henkel Us Operations

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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 Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$29.00 / 500 g

Purity97%

Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.06	500 g	97%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.07	500 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.07	500 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.27	100 g	97%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.31	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.41	500 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.71	100 g	95%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$129.00	10 g	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$370.00	500 mg	99.82%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS87-20-7

PubChem CID6874

DTXSIDDTXSID9041655

FormulaC12H16O3

Mol. Weight208.25 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)CCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9041655Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6874Retrieved 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

Isoamyl salicylate (CAS 87-20-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/87-20-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9041655. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9041655 PubChem: 6874. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6874 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 87-20-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 87-20-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291823 for CAS 87-20-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/