p-Cymene

CAS 99-87-6

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$68M

Import volume29.2K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceIndia 35%

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.

p-Cymene · US import value by year

2013: $114M · Peak 2014: $121M · 2024: $68M · 2025: $64M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290290 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 29.2K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290290, which covers 171 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).

IN 35%IndiaTW 11%TaiwanES 10%SpainDE 10%GermanyCN 8%China

Czech Republic
Netherlands
Switzerland
Pakistan
United Kingdom
Austria
Denmark
Indonesia
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Finland

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Reckitt Benckiser

Symrise

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom

Berje

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

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Fragrance in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
•Odor agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$532.46 / 20 kg

Purity97%

Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.03	20 kg	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.27	1 kg	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.28	1 kg	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$1475.60	100 mg	98%
ChemFaces	China	$1500.00	20 mg	98%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS99-87-6

PubChem CID7463

DTXSIDDTXSID3026645

FormulaC10H14

Mol. Weight134.22 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3026645Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7463Retrieved 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

p-Cymene (CAS 99-87-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/99-87-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3026645. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3026645 PubChem: 7463. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7463 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 99-87-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 99-87-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290290 for CAS 99-87-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/