4-methylbenzylidene camphor

Drug ingredient

CAS 36861-47-9

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$16M

Top sourceChina 55%

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 291439 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291439, which covers 86 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 55%ChinaIN 26%IndiaIT 7%ItalyDE 5%GermanyGB 2%United Kingdom

Slovakia
Japan
Netherlands
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Latvia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Guangdong Bisutang Biotechnology Co., LTD

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Xueyi SKIN CARE Sunscreen

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

$0.32/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$162.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.65	500 g	98%
Molnova	China	$81.00	1 g	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS36861-47-9

PubChem CID6434217

DTXSIDDTXSID8047896

FormulaC18H22O

Mol. Weight254.4 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C=C2C3CCC(C2=O)(C3(C)C)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 6434217Retrieved 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

4-methylbenzylidene camphor (CAS 36861-47-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/36861-47-9/ PubChem: 6434217. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6434217 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 36861-47-9. 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 291439 for CAS 36861-47-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/