3-Methylbenzoic acid

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 99-04-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$84M
Top SourceChina 63%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291639 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291639, which covers 18 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 63%ChinaIT 19%ItalyIN 8%IndiaDE 4%GermanyCH 3%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (3)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Clariant
Vertellus

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureConstructionPlastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Construction (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors32 available

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

31 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.0325 kg99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.0325 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg97%
Apollo Scientific USUnited Kingdom$0.05500 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.051 kg99.88%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
ALFA AESARGermany$0.095 kg99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.101 kg95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.11100 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.131 kg98%
AldlabUnited States$0.14100 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.15500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.15500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.29500 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.99100 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$50.001 g99.01%
SpecsNetherlands$181.265 g90%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
HTS Biochemie InnovationenGermany$400.001 g95%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
AsinexNetherlands$8651.50100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS99-04-7
PubChem CID7418
DTXSIDDTXSID1021617
FormulaC8H8O2
Mol. Weight136.15 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=CC=C1)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID10216172026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

74182026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7418/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7418.json

99-04-72026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 99-04-72026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv