GB 2760-1996 stipulates it as an permitted edible flavoring agent. It can be used in small quantities in perfumes such as magnolia, ylang-ylang, osmanthus, rabbit ear grass flower, and floral waters, as well as in fruity fragrances to enhance fresh fruit notes, particularly in perfume blends where it imparts a rounded and mature effect. It is suitable for edible flavors including cherry, peach, apricot, grape, strawberry, raspberry, banana, pear, pineapple, lemon, melon, and others. It is also used in alcoholic beverage flavors such as brandy, whiskey, rum, yellow wine, and white liquor.

Ethyl acetate is one of the most widely used fatty acid esters, serving as a fast-drying solvent with excellent dissolving power, making it an ideal industrial solvent. It can also be employed as an eluent in column chromatography. It is applicable for nitrocellulose, ethyl cellulose, chlorinated rubber, vinyl resins, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, and synthetic rubber, as well as in liquid nitrocellulose inks for photocopiers. It functions as a solvent for adhesives and a diluent for spray paints. Ethyl acetate is a highly effective solvent for many types of resins and is widely used in the production of inks and artificial leather. It is utilized as an analytical reagent, a standard substance in chromatographic analysis, and as a solvent.