1-Butanol, 2-amino-
CAS 96-20-8
Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.
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.
2013: $709M · Peak 2015: $782M · 2024: $197M · 2025: $154M
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 292219 · basket
- 2023
- US production Zero · Imports 389.8K lb
These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Saudi Arabia
- Lithuania
- Canada
- Ukraine
- Israel
- Singapore
- Mexico
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Malaysia
- Slovakia
- Denmark
- Finland
- Latvia
- Greece
- Austria
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Stabilizing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (96%)Processing as a reactant
- •Stabilizing agent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
23 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.17 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.18 | 500 g | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.19 | 500 g | 98% |
| Acrotein ChemBio, Inc. | United States | $0.22 | 500 g | — |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.40 | 100 g | 97% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.48 | 100 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.51 | 500 g | 99.51% |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $0.64 | 100 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.66 | 500 g | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS (2 weeks) | United States | $0.90 | 100 g | 98% |
| Apollo Scientific US | United Kingdom | $1.36 | 25 g | 97% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $1.89 | 250 g | 95% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $2.96 | 25 g | 95% |
| Aldlab | United States | $3.64 | 5 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $3.83 | 25 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $3.87 | 10 g | 95% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $34.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $2616.90 | 500 mg | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $2616.90 | 500 mg | — |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
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
Brief citations
1-Butanol, 2-amino- (CAS 96-20-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/96-20-8/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 96-20-8. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 96-20-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 96-20-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 96-20-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/