Polyoxyethylene dodecyl mono ether

CAS 9002-92-0

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

Molecular structure of 9002-92-0
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$218M
Import volume22.9K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceGermany 21%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Polyoxyethylene dodecyl mono ether · US import value by year
$0M2013$251M2022$218M2024$248M2025

2013: $0M · Peak 2022: $251M · 2024: $218M · 2025: $248M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 340242 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019
US production Zero · Imports 22.9K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 340242, which covers 45 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 21%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaIT 10%ItalyCA 9%CanadaMX 8%Mexico

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS9002-92-0
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID2025218
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

Brief citations

Polyoxyethylene dodecyl mono ether (CAS 9002-92-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9002-92-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2025218. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2025218 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9002-92-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 340242 for CAS 9002-92-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/