Shellac

CAS 9000-59-3

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$40M

Top sourceIndia 41%

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 130190 · narrow

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 130190, which covers 4 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).

IN 41%IndiaCN 12%ChinaDE 11%GermanyMY 10%MalaysiaGR 9%Greece

Ethiopia
Russia
Japan
Bulgaria
Singapore
Mongolia
United Kingdom
Kenya
Indonesia
Switzerland
Morocco
Spain
Pakistan
Peru
Honduras
Laos
Oman
Turkey
Jordan
Hong Kong

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.

Rpm

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paints & Coatings

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

•Film former in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS9000-59-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID00894648

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00894648Retrieved 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

Shellac (CAS 9000-59-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9000-59-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00894648. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00894648 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9000-59-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 9000-59-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 130190 for CAS 9000-59-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/