Tetracaine hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 136-47-0

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$503M

Top sourceChina 25%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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 292249 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 170 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).

CN 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland

Argentina
Poland
Portugal
Lithuania
Ukraine
Finland
Spain
Egypt
Sweden
Austria
Israel
Latvia
Belgium
Ireland
Mexico
Australia
Peru
Czech Republic
Colombia
Hong Kong

24 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

Bausch Health US LLC

Bellus Medical, LLC

BPI LABS LLC

Cetylite Industries, Inc.

Chieron Active Ingredients Private Limited

Fagron Essentials, LLC

Galenova Inc

KALCHEM INTERNATIONAL INC

LETCO MEDICAL, LLC

Medisca Inc.

NURAY CHEMICALS PRIVATE LIMITED

Oceanside Pharmaceuticals

Professional Compounding Centers of America

Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA

REMEDYREPACK INC.

Sambria Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Siegfried Evionnaz SA

Somerset Therapeutics, LLC

Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.

W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 6 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Tetracaine Hydrochloride
•Cetacaine Anesthetic
•NeuroMed Topical Analgesic LA
•Tetracaine HCL
•Cetacaine Topical Anesthetic
•Tetracaine

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

Chemical Identity

CAS136-47-0

PubChem CID8695

DTXSIDDTXSID6042448

FormulaC15H25ClN2O2

Mol. Weight300.82 g/mol

SMILESCCCCNC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCCN(C)C.Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 8695Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Tetracaine hydrochloride (CAS 136-47-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/136-47-0/ PubChem: 8695. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8695 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 136-47-0. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292249 for CAS 136-47-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/