1,2,4,5-Tetramethylbenzene

CAS 95-93-2

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$68M

Top sourceIndia 35%

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

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 290290 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Not published · Imports Not published

These shares come from HS customs code 290290, which covers 171 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 35%IndiaTW 11%TaiwanES 10%SpainDE 10%GermanyCN 8%China

Czech Republic
Netherlands
Switzerland
Pakistan
United Kingdom
Austria
Denmark
Indonesia
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Finland

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Evonik

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.13/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$13.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.14	100 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.24	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.24	500 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.26	500 g	97%
Manchester Organics	United Kingdom	$0.28	100 g	96%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.40	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.89	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.49	100 g	99.5%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS95-93-2

PubChem CID7269

DTXSIDDTXSID1029124

FormulaC10H14

Mol. Weight134.22 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C=C1C)C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1029124Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7269Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

1,2,4,5-Tetramethylbenzene (CAS 95-93-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/95-93-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1029124. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1029124 PubChem: 7269. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7269 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 95-93-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290290 for CAS 95-93-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/