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Chloral hydrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 302-17-0

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

Molecular structure of 302-17-0
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$26M
Top sourceChina 27%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 290559 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290559, which covers 71 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaJP 25%JapanIL 20%IsraelKR 15%South KoreaIN 4%India
3 FDA-registered drug labelers
Chemische Fabrik Berg GmbH
MEDISCA Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS302-17-0
PubChem CID2707
DTXSIDDTXSID7020261
FormulaC2H3Cl3O2
Mol. Weight165.4 g/mol
SMILESC(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)(O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Chloral hydrate (CAS 302-17-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/302-17-0/ PubChem: 2707. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2707 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 302-17-0. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 290559 for CAS 302-17-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/