chlorhexidine acetate

Drug ingredient

CAS 56-95-1

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$240M

Top sourceChina 37%

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 292529 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292529, 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).

CN 37%ChinaDE 19%GermanyES 9%SpainIT 8%ItalyID 8%Indonesia

Switzerland
Canada
United Kingdom
Austria
Brazil
Israel
Australia
Hungary
Serbia
Denmark
Malaysia
Poland
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Singapore

4 FDA-registered drug labelers

Medichem S.A.

Shenzhen Ishan Technology Co., Ltd

Unilab Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Private Limited

Zhengzhou Miaoqi Medical Technology Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•iShancare NAIL Fungus Serum
•Mqupin Liquid Fungal Nail Treatment

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

$0.16/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$81.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors20 available

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

19 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.18	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.18	500 g	99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.19	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.19	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.20	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.20	100 g	99%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.21	1 kg	98%
Manchester Organics	United Kingdom	$0.23	250 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.25	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.27	1 kg	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.30	500 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.32	250 g	99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$4.56	100 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$11.60	100 g	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$11.60	100 g	—
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$24.44	10 g	99.68%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$56.00	1 g	99.69%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS56-95-1

PubChem CID9562059

DTXSIDDTXSID7032345

FormulaC26H38Cl2N10O4

Mol. Weight625.5 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)O.CC(=O)O.C1=CC(=CC=C1NC(=NC(=NCCCCCCN=C(N)N=C(N)NC2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)N)N)Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 9562059Retrieved 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

chlorhexidine acetate (CAS 56-95-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56-95-1/ PubChem: 9562059. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9562059 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 56-95-1. 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 292529 for CAS 56-95-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/