Allicin

Drug ingredient

CAS 539-86-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$760M

Top sourceChina 33%

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 293090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 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 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India

Israel
Croatia
Ukraine
Slovakia
United Arab Emirates
Ireland
Poland
Lithuania
Brazil
Singapore
Australia
Armenia
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Czech Republic
Hungary
Greece
Russia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Tejeda Enterprises Incorporated

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•MEnera

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

$0.86/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$430.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.92	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$1.44	500 g	80%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.89	500 g	80%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$16.00	5 g	—
Angene International Limited	United States	$31.80	5 g	—
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$297.00	1 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$396.00	500 mg	98%
ChemNorm	China	$750.00	20 mg	98%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$940.00	100 mg	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1306.80	100 mg	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS539-86-6

PubChem CID65036

DTXSIDDTXSID6043707

FormulaC6H10OS2

Mol. Weight162.3 g/mol

SMILESC=CCSS(=O)CC=C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 65036Retrieved 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

Allicin (CAS 539-86-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/539-86-6/ PubChem: 65036. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/65036 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 539-86-6. 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 293090 for CAS 539-86-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/