Methylhydroquinone

CAS 95-71-6

1,4-Benzenediol, 2-methyl-

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$72M

Import volume22.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceIndia 30%

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.

Methylhydroquinone · US import value by year

2013: $71M · 2024: $72M · Peak 2025: $118M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290729 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 22.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290729, which covers 82 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).

IN 30%IndiaDE 19%GermanyCN 16%ChinaJP 11%JapanIT 7%Italy

Austria
United Kingdom
Denmark
Canada
Colombia
New Zealand
Poland
Netherlands
Ukraine

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

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Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$29.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors20 available

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

19 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.07	500 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.16	5 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.17	5 kg	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.18	1 kg	99.96%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.22	1 kg	99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.23	1 kg	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.23	1 kg	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.39	25 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.57	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.05	100 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$3.08	25 g	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$29.00	1 g	99.83%
Molnova	China	$76.00	500 mg	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
ChemFaces	China	$1500.00	20 mg	98%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS95-71-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID4020876

FormulaC7H8O2

Mol. Weight124.139 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(O)C=CC(O)=C1

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
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

Methylhydroquinone (CAS 95-71-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/95-71-6/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 95-71-6. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 95-71-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 95-71-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290729 for CAS 95-71-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/