Methyl 2-((7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctylidene)amino)benzoate

CAS 89-43-0

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$652M

Top sourceSingapore 77%

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 292250 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292250, which covers 76 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).

SG 77%SingaporeCN 12%ChinaIT 4%ItalyIN 2%IndiaGB 1%United Kingdom

Japan
Germany
Denmark
Taiwan
Spain
Bulgaria
Canada
Serbia
Switzerland
Sweden
South Korea
Netherlands
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Austria
Hungary
Belgium
Ireland
Israel
Finland
Mexico
Slovenia
Czech Republic
United Arab Emirates
Latvia

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 (3)

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

Givaudan Fragrances

International Flavors And 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

Chemical Identity

CAS89-43-0

PubChem CID98118

DTXSIDDTXSID0044579

FormulaC18H27NO3

Mol. Weight305.4 g/mol

SMILESCC(CCCC(C)(C)O)CC=NC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)OC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0044579Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 98118Retrieved 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

Methyl 2-((7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctylidene)amino)benzoate (CAS 89-43-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/89-43-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0044579. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0044579 PubChem: 98118. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/98118 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 89-43-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 89-43-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292250 for CAS 89-43-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/