4-Methylbenzoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 99-94-5
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 (2)
Cci Manufacturing Il
Highchem America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Functional fluids (closed systems) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors34 available

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

33 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.011 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.021 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.02500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.031 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg97%
SynthonixUnited States$0.05500 g95%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07500 g97%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.121 kg98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.20500 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.20500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.251 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.331 kg99%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.39100 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.49100 g98%
AldlabUnited States$0.5525 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.69100 g99.93%
IRIS Biotech GmbhGermany$10.5625 g
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$25.001 g95%
HTS Biochemie InnovationenGermany$120.0010 g95%
MolnovaChina$174.00500 mg99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
SpecsNetherlands$376.311 g90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$1034.00500 mg95%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$4200.0050 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
AsinexNetherlands$8651.50100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS99-94-5
PubChem CID7470
DTXSIDDTXSID6021618
FormulaC8H8O2
Mol. Weight136.15 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID60216182026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

74702026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7470/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7470.json

99-94-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 99-94-52026-04-25

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

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