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3-Methylbenzoic acid

CAS 99-04-7

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

Molecular structure of 99-04-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$84M
Top sourceChina 63%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291639 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291639, which covers 229 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category'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
Aurorium
Clariant

Why It Matters

Sectors
Agriculture
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •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

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Brief citations

3-Methylbenzoic acid (CAS 99-04-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/99-04-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1021617. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1021617 PubChem: 7418. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7418 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 99-04-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 99-04-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291639 for CAS 99-04-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/