Gentian Violet

Drug ingredient

CAS 548-62-9

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$24M

Top sourceIndia 35%

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 320413 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 320413, which covers 64 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 35%IndiaMX 27%MexicoDE 16%GermanyTW 3%TaiwanCN 3%China

Pakistan
South Korea
Turkey
Sweden
Slovakia
Netherlands
Yemen
Liechtenstein

9 FDA-registered drug labelers

Amerrisource Bergen

DLC Laboratories, Inc.

Germa Products, LLC

Humco Holding Group, Inc.

Pharma Nobis, LLC

Pharmadel LLC

Sanvall Enterprises, Inc

The Podiatree Company

World Perfumes Inc

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 10 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Gentian Violet 1%
•El Valle Gentian Violet
•Humco Gentian Violet 2%
•Gentian Violet 2%
•Humco Gentian Violet 1%
•GNP Gentian Violet 1%
•DE LA CRUZ Gentian Violet
•Sanar Naturals Gentian Violet

Show all 10

•Gentian Violet Anti-Infective
•Gentian Violet

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

$0.09/gChemscene

CountryUnited States

Pack$89.00 / 1 kg

PurityNot recorded

Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.09	1 kg	—
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.09	500 g	—
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.10	500 g	90%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.11	100 g	—
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.13	100 g	—
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.46	500 g	90%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.66	500 g	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.66	500 g	—
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.13	100 g	—
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.60	25 g	90%
Angene International Limited	United States	$5.32	25 g	90%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$5.50	100 g	98%
Molnova	China	$82.00	500 mg	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS548-62-9

PubChem CID11057

DTXSIDDTXSID5020653

FormulaC25H30ClN3

Mol. Weight408 g/mol

SMILESCN(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=C2C=CC(=[N+](C)C)C=C2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)N(C)C.[Cl-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 11057Retrieved 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

Gentian Violet (CAS 548-62-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/548-62-9/ PubChem: 11057. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11057 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 548-62-9. 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 320413 for CAS 548-62-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/