Equilin

Drug ingredient

CAS 474-86-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$76M

Top sourceSpain 35%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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 293723 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293723, which covers 29 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).

ES 35%SpainNL 19%NetherlandsCN 18%ChinaIT 16%ItalyHU 4%Hungary

Canada
United Kingdom
Taiwan

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Bayer de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

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

Chemical Identity

CAS474-86-2

PubChem CID223368

DTXSIDDTXSID7047433

FormulaC18H20O2

Mol. Weight268.3 g/mol

SMILESCC12CCC3C(=CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C1CCC2=O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 223368Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Equilin (CAS 474-86-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/474-86-2/ PubChem: 223368. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/223368 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 474-86-2. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293723 for CAS 474-86-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/