Polyoxyethylene monolaurate

CAS 9004-81-3

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$1.1B

Import volume309.5K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceSouth Korea 26%

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.

Polyoxyethylene monolaurate · US import value by year

2013: $325M · Peak 2022: $1.4B · 2024: $1.1B · 2025: $1.0B

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 340242, 390390, 390729 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 309.5K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 340242, 390390, 390729, which covers 89 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).

KR 26%South KoreaDE 13%GermanyMX 12%MexicoJP 8%JapanCN 8%China

Sweden
Israel
Austria
Brazil
Poland
Turkey
Denmark
Romania
United Arab Emirates
Chile
Argentina
Finland
Slovakia
Egypt
Uruguay
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Czech Republic
Indonesia
Ireland
Dominican Republic
Latvia
Portugal
Philippines
Bulgaria
Norway
Costa Rica
Hungary
Greece
El Salvador
Peru
Slovenia
Lithuania
Georgia
Luxembourg
Guatemala

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$670.00/gBLD Pharmatech Ltd.

CountryChina

Pack$670.00 / 1 g

Purity98%

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS9004-81-3

PubChem CID62699

DTXSIDDTXSID50891304

FormulaC14H28O3

Mol. Weight244.37 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID50891304Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 62699Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Polyoxyethylene monolaurate (CAS 9004-81-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9004-81-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID50891304. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID50891304 PubChem: 62699. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62699 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9004-81-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 340242,390390,390729 for CAS 9004-81-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/