Thymol
Drug ingredientCAS 89-83-8
Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2023.
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$33M
Import volume17.8K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceGermany 29%
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.
Thymol · US import value by year
2013: $35M · Peak 2022: $49M · 2024: $33M · 2025: $36M
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290719 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Zero · Imports 17.8K lb
These shares come from HS customs code 290719, which covers 116 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).
DE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaCN 19%ChinaIT 9%ItalyCH 5%Switzerland
- Mexico
- Poland
- South Korea
- Canada
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
- United Kingdom
EPA-registered importers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Berje
Brenntag
58 FDA-registered drug labelers
7-Eleven
Aldi, Inc
Amazon.com Services LLC
AMERISOURCE BERGEN
Apcco Labs, Inc
Better Living Brands, LLC
Bio-Germ Protection LLC
Cardinal Health, 110 dba Leader
Cariba International
Chain Drug Marketing Association
Chi Research, Inc.
CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Demoulas Super Markets, Inc
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
DISCOUNT DRUG MART
ELTTAC Inc DBA SWL
Family Dollar (FAMILY WELLNESS)
Family Dollar Stores, Inc
H E B
HARRIS TEETER
Hy-Vee, Inc.
Jindal Drugs Private Limited
Kenvue Brands LLC
Lidan, Inc
Lidl US, LLC
Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc
Marc Glassman, Inc
Meijer, Inc.
Navajo Manufacturing Company Inc.
Newton Laboratories, Inc.
Nice-Pak Products, LLC
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Old East Main Co.
Orazen Inc
OrganiCare Nature's Science, LLC
Perrigo Direct, Inc
Pharmacy Value Alliance, LLC
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Retail Business Services, LLC
Rite Aid Corporation
Rockland Cosmetics, Inc.
Salado Sales Inc.
Sinsin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Strategic Sourcing Services LLC
Symrise AG
Target Corporation
The Kroger Co.
Topco Associates LLC
United Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFI
V. Mane Fils
Valu Merchandisers Company
Vi Jon, LLC
Walgreen Co.
Walmart Inc.
WALMART INC. (see also Equate)
WinCo Foods, LLC
Your Military Exchanges
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 38 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Antispetic
- •Sunshine YeastRelief
- •Antiseptic Mouth Rinse
- •Antiseptic
- •Biocence
- •Listerine Cool Mint Antiseptic
- •Rinse
- •Listerine Clinical Solutions Gum Health Icy Mint
Show all 38
- •Mouthwash
- •Tartar control
- •Eucalyptol, menthol, methyl salicylate, thymol
- •Para-Si
- •Tartar control plus Antiseptic
- •Original Antiseptic
- •Listerine Ultraclean Antiseptic Cool Mint
- •Listerine Cool Mint Intense Antiseptic Antigingivitis/ Antiplaque Mouthwash
- •Listerine UltraClean Plus Whitening Protection Intense Antiseptic Antigingivitis/ Antiplaque Mouthwash
- •Tartar control plus
- •Listerine FreshBurst Antiseptic
- •FemiClear Infection Protection
- •Forticept Antimicrobial Hydrogel Wound Dressing
- •Cellular Liquescence
- •Mouth Rinse
- •Ultra Advantage
- •Cartilage Liquescence 3020
- •Listerine Gum Therapy Glacier Mint
- •FemiClear Bacterial Vaginosis Symptoms
- •MP
- •Antiseptic Lil Drug Store Products
- •Listerine Original Antiseptic
- •Sinsinpap COOL
- •Listerine Gum Therapy Mouthwash Glacier Mint
- •Oral Care Antiseptic
- •Discount DRUG MART Original Flavor Mouthwash
- •Antiseptic Rinse Spring Mint
- •FemiClear Vulva Cream
- •Control
- •Listerine Original Intense Antiseptic Antigingivitis/ Antiplaque Mouthwash
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 Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
Vendor Pricing
$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$18.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors30 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
29 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.04 | 500 g | 96% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.05 | 10 kg | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.05 | 10 kg | — |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.11 | 500 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.11 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.16 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.20 | 500 g | 99% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.21 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.29 | 25 g | 95% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $1.50 | 500 g | 98% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $1.60 | 25 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $3.08 | 25 g | 99% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $10.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $37.51 | 5 g | 99.97% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $52.00 | 1 g | 99.93% |
| Specs | Netherlands | $68.97 | 10 g | 90% |
| Molnova | China | $74.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| Chengdu Biopurify Phytochemicals Ltd. | China | $94.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| ChemNorm | China | $180.00 | 100 mg | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $702.10 | 100 mg | 95% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 97% |
| AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AG | Germany | $73652.70 | 100 mg | 85% |
Chemical Identity
CAS89-83-8
PubChem CID6989
DTXSIDDTXSID6034972
FormulaC10H14O
Mol. Weight150.22 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(C)C)O
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 6989Retrieved 2026-04-07
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Thymol (CAS 89-83-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/89-83-8/ PubChem: 6989. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6989 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 89-83-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 290719 for CAS 89-83-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/