Cannabidiol

Drug ingredient

CAS 13956-29-1

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$72M

Top sourceIndia 30%

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 290729 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290729, which covers 82 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).

IN 30%IndiaDE 19%GermanyCN 16%ChinaJP 11%JapanIT 7%Italy

Austria
United Kingdom
Denmark
Canada
Colombia
New Zealand
Poland
Netherlands
Ukraine

9 FDA-registered drug labelers

Agno Pharma Jiangsu

Biophore India Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd

Indena SpA

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

MSN Life Sciences Private Limited

Purisys LLC

Rolabo Outsourcing S.L.

SCI PHarmtech, Inc.

Symrise AG

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Epidiolex

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

CAS13956-29-1

PubChem CID644019

DTXSIDDTXSID00871959

FormulaC21H30O2

Mol. Weight314.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)C2C=C(CCC2C(=C)C)C)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 644019Retrieved 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

Cannabidiol (CAS 13956-29-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13956-29-1/ PubChem: 644019. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/644019 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 13956-29-1. 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 290729 for CAS 13956-29-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/