1-Naphthol

CAS 90-15-3

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

Molecular structure of 90-15-3
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$6M
Import volume1.3M lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceIndia 53%

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.

1-Naphthol · US import value by year
$8M2013$15M2022$6M2024$6M2025

2013: $8M · Peak 2022: $15M · 2024: $6M · 2025: $6M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290715 · narrow

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 1.3M lb
2019
US production Zero · Imports 1.4M lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290715, which covers 2 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 53%IndiaCN 41%ChinaNL 5%NetherlandsCH 1%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (1)
Nation Ford Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$24.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors30 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS90-15-3
PubChem CID7005
DTXSIDDTXSID6021793
FormulaC10H8O
Mol. Weight144.17 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC=C2O

Data Sources

Brief citations

1-Naphthol (CAS 90-15-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/90-15-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6021793. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6021793 PubChem: 7005. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7005 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 90-15-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 90-15-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290715 for CAS 90-15-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/