Nitroscanate

Drug ingredient

CAS 19881-18-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$760M

Top sourceChina 33%

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 293090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 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 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India

Israel
Croatia
Ukraine
Slovakia
United Arab Emirates
Ireland
Poland
Lithuania
Brazil
Singapore
Australia
Armenia
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Czech Republic
Hungary
Greece
Russia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Alivira Animal Health Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

$42.00/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$210.00 / 5 g

Purity95%

Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$48.00	1 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$53.00	1 g	97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$99.60	5 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$103.00	1 g	—
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$111.32	250 mg	90%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$160.00	100 mg	97%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$198.44	250 mg	97%
Angene International Limited	United States	$588.00	250 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS19881-18-6

PubChem CID68547

DTXSIDDTXSID9048772

FormulaC13H8N2O3S

Mol. Weight272.28 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1N=C=S)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)[N+](=O)[O-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 68547Retrieved 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

Nitroscanate (CAS 19881-18-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/19881-18-6/ PubChem: 68547. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/68547 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 19881-18-6. 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 293090 for CAS 19881-18-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/