L-Lysine

Drug ingredient

CAS 56-87-1

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$104M

Import volume25.3K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 94%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

L-Lysine · US import value by year

2013: $92M · 2024: $104M · Peak 2025: $109M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292241 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 25.3K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292241, which covers 5 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 94%ChinaIT 2%ItalyKR 2%South KoreaIN 1%India

Canada
Japan
Germany
Switzerland
Brazil
Netherlands
Israel

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.

J.M. Huber

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 13 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Clinimix
•Clinimix E
•STYE EYE Relief Serum
•Shingles Nosode 4028
•Metabatone
•Vital Skin Hair Nails
•L-Lysine 7415
•L-Lysine High 7416

Show all 13

•Osteobios
•E.O.L.
•Metab
•HGH Complex
•Growth Hormone Drops 2160

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

$0.15/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$15.00 / 100 g

Purity97%

Vendors20 available

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

19 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.16	500 g	97%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.17	500 g	97%
Chemscene	United States	$0.17	1 kg	—
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.18	100 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.27	500 g	99.66%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.30	500 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.44	25 g	95%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.	United States	$0.48	250 g	—
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.53	500 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.65	100 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$8.58	1 g	95%
Molnova	China	$76.00	500 mg	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$84.00	500 mg	98%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$225.00	1 g	90%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS56-87-1

PubChem CID5962

DTXSIDDTXSID6023232

FormulaC6H14N2O2

Mol. Weight146.19 g/mol

SMILESC(CCN)CC(C(=O)O)N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6023232Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5962Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

L-Lysine (CAS 56-87-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56-87-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6023232. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6023232 PubChem: 5962. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5962 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 56-87-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292241 for CAS 56-87-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/