Phytosphingosine

Drug ingredient

CAS 554-62-1

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$197M

Top sourceChina 36%

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 292219 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 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 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Guangdong Youbaijia Cosmetic Industry Co., Ltd

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Barubt Luminous EYE Corrector SPF 41 02 Medium
•Barubt Luminous EYE Corrector SPF 41 01 FAIR

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

$4.96/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$2480.00 / 500 g

Purity96%

Vendors23 available

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

22 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$5.24	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$5.53	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$13.92	25 g	95%
Synthonix	United States	$15.00	5 g	90%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$19.00	25 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$19.80	5 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$29.04	25 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$31.96	25 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$31.96	25 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$36.30	10 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$37.60	5 g	97%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$70.07	1 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$111.20	5 g	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$352.00	500 mg	99.81%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$730.00	100 mg	99.81%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1125.30	100 mg	99.85%
Molnova	China	$1770.00	100 mg	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$5973.80	50 mg	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$8988.40	25 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$8988.40	25 mg	—
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$14000.00	25 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS554-62-1

PubChem CID122121

DTXSIDDTXSID80203951

FormulaC18H39NO3

Mol. Weight317.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C(C(CO)N)O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 122121Retrieved 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

Phytosphingosine (CAS 554-62-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/554-62-1/ PubChem: 122121. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/122121 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 554-62-1. 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 292219 for CAS 554-62-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/