carmustine

Drug ingredient

CAS 154-93-8

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$133M

Top sourceChina 47%

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 292990 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292990, which covers 38 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 47%ChinaDE 20%GermanyIN 14%IndiaGB 4%United KingdomKR 4%South Korea

Canada
Spain
Taiwan
Malaysia
Mexico
Ukraine
Netherlands
Russia
Latvia
Ireland
Australia
Sweden
Austria
Lithuania

14 FDA-registered drug labelers

Agno Pharma Jiangsu

American Pacific Corporation

Apothecon Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited

Isomedix Operations, Inc

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

MSN Laboratories Private Limited

NATCO PHARMA LIMITED

Piramal Pharma Solutions Inc.

Vannsh Life Sciences Private Limited

Veranova, L.P.

Zhejiang ChemPacific Corporation

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Gliadel

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

Vendor Pricing

$12.28/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$307.00 / 25 g

Purity98%

Vendors22 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

21 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$13.20	25 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$19.48	25 g	97%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$24.32	25 g	97%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$24.60	5 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$25.52	25 g	97%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$150.00	10 g	95%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$330.00	5 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$594.00	500 mg	99.97%
Molnova	China	$664.00	500 mg	99%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$840.00	200 mg	99.97%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$924.44	500 mg	99.96%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1145.00	1 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals US	United States	$1280.00	50 mg	99.97%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1540.00	100 mg	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$2500.00	30 mg	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2720.00	100 mg	98%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$3451.00	50 mg	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$3938.60	100 mg	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$3938.60	100 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS154-93-8

PubChem CID2578

DTXSIDDTXSID8022743

FormulaC5H9Cl2N3O2

Mol. Weight214.05 g/mol

SMILESC(CCl)NC(=O)N(CCCl)N=O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 2578Retrieved 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

carmustine (CAS 154-93-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/154-93-8/ PubChem: 2578. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2578 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 154-93-8. 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 292990 for CAS 154-93-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/