1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propanone

CAS 96-26-4

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$90M

Import volume20.3K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceGermany 36%

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.

1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propanone · US import value by year

2013: $31M · Peak 2024: $90M · 2025: $47M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291440 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 20.3K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291440, which covers 35 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).

DE 36%GermanyBE 32%BelgiumCN 13%ChinaTW 7%TaiwanBR 5%Brazil

Switzerland
Hong Kong
Japan
India
Canada
Israel
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Spain
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.

Givaudan Fragrances

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

•Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gManchester Organics

CountryUnited Kingdom

Pack$28.20 / 1 kg

Purity96%

Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.04	500 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.04	1 kg	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.05	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.05	250 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.08	500 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.08	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.08	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.08	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.08	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.11	100 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.22	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.29	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.58	100 g	97%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.49	100 g	99.49%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$2.50	10 g	95%
Aldlab	United States	$6.90	1 g	95%
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	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS96-26-4

PubChem CID670

DTXSIDDTXSID0025072

FormulaC3H6O3

Mol. Weight90.08 g/mol

SMILESC(C(=O)CO)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0025072Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 670Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propanone (CAS 96-26-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/96-26-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0025072. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0025072 PubChem: 670. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/670 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 96-26-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 96-26-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291440 for CAS 96-26-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/