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Methyl benzoate

CAS 93-58-3

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 93-58-3
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$89M
Import volumeCBI
Top sourceEstonia 32%

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. 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 291631 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291631, which covers 55 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
EE 32%EstoniaCN 30%ChinaNL 21%NetherlandsIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Brenntag
EPA-registered importers (6)
Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Givaudan Fragrances
Henkel Us Operations
Reckitt Benckiser
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Symrise

Why It Matters

Sectors
TextilesConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$461.63 / 25 kg
Purity98%
Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0225 kg98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.055 kg99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.06500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.08500 g99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.11500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.13500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.39100 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS93-58-3
PubChem CID7150
DTXSIDDTXSID5025572
FormulaC8H8O2
Mol. Weight136.15 g/mol
SMILESCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Methyl benzoate (CAS 93-58-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/93-58-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5025572. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5025572 PubChem: 7150. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7150 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 93-58-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 93-58-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291631 for CAS 93-58-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/