Monomethyl fumarate

Drug ingredient

CAS 2756-87-8

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$139M

Top sourceChina 67%

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 291719 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291719, which covers 176 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 67%ChinaCA 13%CanadaAT 4%AustriaIN 4%IndiaJP 4%Japan

Taiwan
Netherlands
Switzerland
Mexico
South Africa
Denmark
Malaysia
Ukraine
Colombia
Hong Kong
Slovakia

4 FDA-registered drug labelers

Banner Life Sciences LLC

Curia Italy S.r.l.

Honour Lab Limited

MSN Life Sciences Private Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Bafiertam

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

$0.23/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$57.00 / 250 g

Purity95%

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.50	500 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS2756-87-8

PubChem CID5369209

DTXSIDDTXSID801016498

FormulaC5H6O4

Mol. Weight130.1 g/mol

SMILESCOC(=O)C=CC(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5369209Retrieved 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

Monomethyl fumarate (CAS 2756-87-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2756-87-8/ PubChem: 5369209. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5369209 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 2756-87-8. 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 291719 for CAS 2756-87-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/