Flag of the United StatesAmerican Chemical Independence

4-Methylbenzoic acid

CAS 99-94-5

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 99-94-5
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$84M
Import volumeCBI
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. 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 Zero · 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 (2)
Cci Holding · JP Japan
Cci Manufacturing Il

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

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

← Back to Dashboard← Back to Core Chemicals

Brief citations

4-Methylbenzoic acid (CAS 99-94-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/99-94-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6021618. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6021618 PubChem: 7470. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7470 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 99-94-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 99-94-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291639 for CAS 99-94-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/