ornithine hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 3184-13-2

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

Molecular structure of 3184-13-2 — 1 HCl

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$503M

Top sourceChina 25%

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 292249 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 170 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 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland

Argentina
Poland
Portugal
Lithuania
Ukraine
Finland
Spain
Egypt
Sweden
Austria
Israel
Latvia
Belgium
Ireland
Mexico
Australia
Peru
Czech Republic
Colombia
Hong Kong

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc.

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

$0.54/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$54.00 / 100 g

Purity97%

Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.60	25 g	97%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.64	500 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.65	100 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.75	500 g	97%
Chemscene	United States	$0.76	500 g	—
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.76	500 g	96%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.76	500 g	96%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.81	100 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.98	100 g	97%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$1.02	25 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$1.03	25 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.10	100 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.38	100 g	99.78%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.05	100 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$11.41	10 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$11.41	10 g	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$29.00	1 g	99.9%
Molnova	China	$172.00	500 mg	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
ChemDiv, Inc.	United States	$4070.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS3184-13-2

PubChem CID76654

DTXSIDDTXSID50858851

FormulaC5H13ClN2O2

Mol. Weight168.62 g/mol

SMILESC(CC(C(=O)O)N)CN.Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 76654Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

ornithine hydrochloride (CAS 3184-13-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3184-13-2/ PubChem: 76654. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/76654 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 3184-13-2. 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 292249 for CAS 3184-13-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/