Cadmium chloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 10108-64-2

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 10108-64-2
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$99M
Top sourceCanada 27%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282739 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282739, which covers 44 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 27%CanadaDE 16%GermanyAR 10%ArgentinaGB 10%United KingdomIT 7%Italy
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Cadmium Muriaticum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS10108-64-2
PubChem CID24947
DTXSIDDTXSID6020226
FormulaCdCl2
Mol. Weight183.32 g/mol
SMILESCl[Cd]Cl

Data Sources

Brief citations

Cadmium chloride (CAS 10108-64-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10108-64-2/ PubChem: 24947. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24947 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 10108-64-2. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282739 for CAS 10108-64-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/