Polyethylene glycol sorbitan monopalmitate

CAS 9005-66-7

Sorbitan, monohexadecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$218M

Top sourceGermany 21%

EPA exempts this chemical from its production survey.

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 340242 · basket

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

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

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

Austria
Brazil
Slovakia
Egypt
Uruguay
Australia
Taiwan
Malaysia
Indonesia
Czech Republic
Israel
Philippines
Colombia
Argentina
Ireland
Portugal
Finland
Costa Rica
Vietnam
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Bulgaria
Peru

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS9005-66-7

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID70897060

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Polyethylene glycol sorbitan monopalmitate (CAS 9005-66-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9005-66-7/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 9005-66-7. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 340242 for CAS 9005-66-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/