gamma-Terpinene

CAS 99-85-4

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

Molecular structure of 99-85-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$90M
Top sourceJapan 21%

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 290219 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290219, which covers 108 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 21%JapanBR 12%BrazilTW 12%TaiwanKR 11%South KoreaDE 9%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Symrise
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Reckitt Benckiser
EPA-registered importers (1)
Berje

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer Products
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Fragrance in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • •Odor agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$1612.01 / 25 kg
Purity95%
Vendors15 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS99-85-4
PubChem CID7461
DTXSIDDTXSID6041210
FormulaC10H16
Mol. Weight136.23 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CCC(=CC1)C(C)C

Data Sources

Brief citations

gamma-Terpinene (CAS 99-85-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/99-85-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6041210. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6041210 PubChem: 7461. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7461 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 99-85-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 99-85-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290219 for CAS 99-85-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/