2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid

EPA records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 89-86-1
US ProductionZero
Import Value$122M
Top SourceSouth Korea 39%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291829 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291829, which covers 20 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 39%South KoreaCN 26%ChinaTW 11%TaiwanJP 9%JapanSG 5%Singapore

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$23.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors35 available

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

34 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.051 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.061 kg
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.061 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.061 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.061 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.07500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.08500 g92%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.08500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.10500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.11500 g95%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.111 kg97%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.142.5 kg97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.14500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.28500 g97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.28500 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.29500 g97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.4825 g95%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$70.001 g98.99%
SpecsNetherlands$94.625 g90%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$106.481 g99.95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$310.001 g90%
MolnovaChina$370.00100 mg99%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg98%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$11300.0010 mg90%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$16000.0030 mg90%
AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AGGermany$73652.70100 mg85%

Chemical Identity

CAS89-86-1
PubChem CID1491
DTXSIDDTXSID0025074
FormulaC7H6O4
Mol. Weight154.12 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=C(C=C1O)O)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID00250742026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

14912026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/1491/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/1491.json

89-86-12026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 89-86-12026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv