Triclosan

Drug ingredient

CAS 3380-34-5

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production for this drug ingredient.

Molecular structure of 3380-34-5
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$34M
Top sourceIndia 45%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290950 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290950, which covers 36 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 45%IndiaIT 20%ItalyID 15%IndonesiaMG 5%MadagascarCN 5%China
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Azelis Us Holdings
5 FDA-registered drug labelers
China Ningbo Shangge Cosmetic Technology Corp.
Ecolab Inc.
Kumar Organic Products Limited
Rejoice International
Rejoice International, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthConsumer Products
Downstream Uses

Appears in 11 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Liquid Hand Cleanse
  • •Hand Cleanse - Strawberry Pomegranate
  • •XtraCare Foaming Facial Cleanser
  • •Ecolab
  • •DigiClean E
  • •XtraCare Antibacterial Hand Cleanse Mountain Spring
  • •XtraCare Antibacterial Hand Cleanse Strawberry Pomegranate
  • •Keystone
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Preservative in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable

Chemical Identity

CAS3380-34-5
PubChem CID5564
DTXSIDDTXSID5032498
FormulaC12H7Cl3O2
Mol. Weight289.5 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=C(C=C1Cl)O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2)Cl)Cl

Data Sources

Brief citations

Triclosan (CAS 3380-34-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3380-34-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5032498. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5032498 PubChem: 5564. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5564 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3380-34-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 3380-34-5. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 290950 for CAS 3380-34-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/