Methyl benzoate

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 93-58-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$89M
Top SourceEstonia 32%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291631 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291631, which covers 25 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
EE 32%EstoniaCN 30%ChinaNL 21%NetherlandsIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India
EPA-registered importers (3)
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Brenntag
Symrise

Why It Matters

Sectors
TextilesCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • 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

DTXSID50255722026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

71502026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7150/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7150.json

93-58-32026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 93-58-32026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv