Gelatin

CAS 9000-70-8

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$312M

Import volume606.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceBrazil 25%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019.

Gelatin · US import value by year

2013: $340M · Peak 2022: $464M · 2024: $312M · 2025: $263M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 350300 · exact

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 606.7K lb

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

BR 25%BrazilIT 8%ItalyCA 8%CanadaCN 8%ChinaGB 7%United Kingdom

Poland
Taiwan
Spain
Vietnam
Pakistan
Malaysia
South Africa
Jordan
Switzerland
Philippines

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.

Vitusa Products

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthFood

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

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Plasticizer in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS9000-70-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID5050501

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5050501Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Gelatin (CAS 9000-70-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9000-70-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5050501. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5050501 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9000-70-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 9000-70-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 350300 for CAS 9000-70-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/