No US production in ACID
ACID's zero-production screen marks L-ascorbic acid as 0.0 pounds of US production with 100% import dependency.
- Source: ACID zero-production screen for CAS 50-81-7 (2026-04-20)
L-Ascorbic acid
Drug ingredientAmerica imports all of this drug ingredient. EPA records show zero U.S. production.
US ProductionZero
Import Value$190M
Import Volume570.4K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 73%
L-Ascorbic acid · US import value by year
The wound-healing vitamin
NIH says vitamin C is required for collagen, and collagen plays a vital role in wound healing.
- Vitamin C - Health Professional Fact Sheet· 2025-08-01
A 73% source country
ACID's narrow HS mapping puts China at 73% of US ascorbic-acid import origin. Ingredient reporting shows price risk around that same supply concentration.
- Source: ACID Census HS 293627 import-origin mapping for CAS 50-81-7 (2026-04-20)
- Vitamin C prices triple in a year's time· 2017-11-06
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293627 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 293627, which covers 2 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 73%ChinaGB 20%United KingdomIN 2%IndiaDE 1%GermanyKR 1%South Korea
- Japan
- Canada
- Israel
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Poland
- Hong Kong
- Denmark
- Australia
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
- Spain
- Mexico
- Belgium
- Latvia
- Italy
- Ecuador
- Georgia
- Malaysia
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Hawkins
Jost Chemical
EPA-registered importers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Brenntag
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthMetals & Mining
Downstream Uses
Appears in 167 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Tri-Vite Drops with Fluoride
- •Vitmin C
- •Glutathione
- •Dialyvite
- •Quflora Pediatric
- •GUNA Arthro Relief
- •PNV-DHA
- •Glucoreg
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- •Electrolyte Plus
- •Telomere - DNA
- •Integra Plus
- •Floriva
- •Allergies
- •Multivitamin with Fluoride
- •Flotrex
- •Davimet-M
- •Prenatryl
- •Ventrixyl Fe
- •D3 Organ Support
- •Matervia
- •Vita Soluball
- •Vitafol One
- •Vitafol Fe Plus
- •Aflora
- •Super vitamin C serum
- •GUNA-Sinus NOSE
- •Bio Cytotox Phase
- •Bio Co-Enzyme Phase
- •Occuloplex G
- •Mitochondria PRO
- •Concept OB
- •M-Natal Plus
- •Vitrexate
- •Venexa
- •C-Balance Liquescence 3022
- •Prenate Restore
- •Prenate Pixie
- •CitriDrops
- •AnubisMed
- •Vitamin C Liquescence
- •IAHA Whitening Serum
- •Floravita Mini
- •Folartex
- •Virexa
- •Folixia
- •Nutralyn
- •PNV-Omega
- •N-17
- •Vitranol Fe
- •Pretrate
- •Folitin-Z
- •Vitamin C 15 %
- •Cellular Oxygenator Drops 2095
- •Ascor
- •Prenate Enhance
- •Dialyvite 5000
- •Dialyvite 3000
- •GUNA-Digest
- •GUNA-Rhino NOSE
- •Bio Tonsilla Phase
- •Metox
- •Prenatal Vitamins Plus Low Iron
- •D-105
- •Prenatrix
- •Multitam
- •Livita Children
- •A11 Enviro-Protect
- •C07 Strong Ligaments AND Joints
- •Vita-Rx Diabetic Vitamin
- •Cobalefol
- •Prenate Elite
- •Prenate Mini
- •Vitamin C Oil
- •dark knuckles eraser pen
- •Srripo 20% Vitamin C Serum
- •STYE EYE Relief Serum
- •Feelshion Dark Spot Remover Serum
- •Noavia Retinol Moisturizer
- •Yvtyvt DARK SPOT
- •Gestyra
- •Dialyvite with Zinc
- •TriStart DHA
- •Immuno Fortifier
- •Adaptagen
- •Osteoplex
- •Mast Cell Pro
- •Multitol-M
- •Davimet with Iron
- •Vitrexyl plus Iron
- •Ribotin-E
- •Livita Adults
- •Ascorbic Acid
- •Prenate Essential
- •Anubis Barcelona Protective Line
- •Dark Eye Anti Ageing Roller Pen
- •AOA0 Snail Ginseng Cream
- •Silicone SCAR Cream
- •Lunavira
- •Folaten
- •GUNA-Matrix
- •GUNA-CELL
- •PNV-Select
- •Metab
- •Bio Lymph Phase
- •Detox III
- •CitraNatal 90 DHA
- •Vitrexate FE
- •Ventrixyl
- •Vitramyn
- •Davimet
- •Tricon
- •Vitafol Ultra
- •St. Paul Brands Verestor
- •Omeosport
- •Egg Allergen Mix
- •Sinus Tonic
- •Multi-Phenolic
- •Integra F
- •N-16
- •Prenatol-M
- •Davimet with Fluoride
- •Foliflex
- •Pain Formula Drops 2046
- •Mucolytic Drainage Liquescence 3017
- •Prenatal Plus Vitamins
- •Prenate DHA
- •Niferex
- •Cellular Oxygenator
- •Strovite One Caplets
- •Qidila Whitening Skin Lightening Cream
- •Embriva
- •Lumavex
- •Vitamin C Serum
- •Matronex
- •GUNA Sinus PLUS
- •Male Stimulant
- •Recovatone
- •Pediatric Infuvite Multiple Vitamins
- •Multi-Vitamin Drops with Fluoride and Iron
- •Finazol
- •Vitrexyl
- •Vitranol
- •Zintrexyl-C
- •Skin Renewing Serum
- •Melao Whitening Sunscreen
- •Yvtyvt Dark Spot Remover Serum
- •Dialyvite Supreme D
- •JBA Verestor Mega Fiber Powder
- •Se-Natal 19
- •GUNA-Arthro
- •Immune Support
- •Concept DHA
- •Food Additives
- •Vitamin C 10 %
- •MetDetox
- •Progena Immugen
- •Pyrogenium Combination 9239
- •Pain Formula
- •JBA Collagen-Electrolyte Mocktail
- •Metabolism
- •Ferralet 90
- •Multivitamin
- •Diatrol
- •Prometa
- •Venexa FE
- •Anti-Hives Drops 2004
- •Chromagen
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
Industrial Uses
Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Vendor Pricing
$18.00/gTargetMol Chemicals
CountryChina (registered: United States)
Pack$36.00 / 2 g
Purity99.8%
Vendors5 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
4 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specs | Netherlands | $68.97 | 10 g | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $81.60 | 5 g | 90% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS50-81-7
PubChem CID54670067
DTXSIDDTXSID5020106
FormulaC6H8O6
Mol. Weight176.12 g/mol
SMILESC(C(C1C(=C(C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID50201062026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
546700672026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/54670067/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/54670067.json
50-81-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 50-81-72026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv