Chloroquine

Drug ingredient

CAS 54-05-7

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$111M

Top sourceIndia 28%

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 293349 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293349, which covers 94 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).

IN 28%IndiaCN 27%ChinaSE 12%SwedenKR 10%South KoreaGB 4%United Kingdom

Spain
Portugal
Germany
Netherlands
Israel
Australia
Taiwan
Lithuania
South Africa
Hong Kong

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Visual Detox 6037

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 Shortage

Vendor Pricing

$11.20/gAngene Chemical

CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)

Pack$280.00 / 25 g

Purity97%

Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$13.08	25 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$17.00	25 g	96%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$18.16	25 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$19.16	25 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$24.52	25 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$32.36	25 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$32.36	25 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$32.36	25 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$32.36	25 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$32.72	25 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$37.40	5 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$51.60	25 g	95%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$102.50	20 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$114.40	100 mg	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$290.00	500 mg	99.98%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$314.00	500 mg	99.58%
Molnova	China	$340.00	500 mg	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$362.39	2 g	99.82%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$1480.00	100 mg	95%
ChemDiv, Inc.	United States	$4070.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS54-05-7

PubChem CID2719

DTXSIDDTXSID2040446

FormulaC18H26ClN3

Mol. Weight319.9 g/mol

SMILESCCN(CC)CCCC(C)NC1=C2C=CC(=CC2=NC=C1)Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 2719Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-06-13
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Chloroquine (CAS 54-05-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/54-05-7/ PubChem: 2719. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2719 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 54-05-7. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 54-05-7. Retrieved 2026-06-13. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293349 for CAS 54-05-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/