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Phytosterols

CAS 949109-75-5

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 949109-75-5
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$6.1B
Top sourceJapan 32%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 382499 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 382499, which covers 206 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Basf

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS949109-75-5
PubChem CID86821
DTXSIDDTXSID901031481
FormulaC29H50O
Mol. Weight414.7 g/mol
SMILESCCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Phytosterols (CAS 949109-75-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/949109-75-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID901031481. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID901031481 PubChem: 86821. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/86821 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 949109-75-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382499 for CAS 949109-75-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/