Hexyl laurate

Drug ingredient

CAS 34316-64-8

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$384M

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

ANUBIS COSMETICS SL

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Anubis Barcelona Vital Line

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

$30.40/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$152.00 / 5 g

Purity95%

Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$31.00	5 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$31.80	5 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$31.80	5 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$38.00	5 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$45.40	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$45.40	5 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$45.40	5 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$45.40	5 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$89.00	1 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$117.80	5 g	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$415.00	200 mg	99.73%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS34316-64-8

PubChem CID94454

DTXSIDDTXSID6067830

FormulaC18H36O2

Mol. Weight284.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCC

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 94454Retrieved 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

Hexyl laurate (CAS 34316-64-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/34316-64-8/ PubChem: 94454. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/94454 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 34316-64-8. 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 291590 for CAS 34316-64-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/