Sucralose

Drug ingredient

CAS 56038-13-2

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$102M

Import volume25.2K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 98%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019.

Sucralose · US import value by year

2013: $0M · Peak 2022: $168M · 2024: $102M · 2025: $62M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293214 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019: US production Zero · Imports 25.2K lb

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 98%ChinaMY 2%Malaysia

Colombia
Mexico
Germany

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.

Brenntag

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Deseret Biologicals, Inc.

Fagron Inc

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Artificial Sweetener Detox 6034
•Aspartame/MSG Detox

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

Chemical Identity

CAS56038-13-2

PubChem CID71485

DTXSIDDTXSID1040245

FormulaC12H19Cl3O8

Mol. Weight397.6 g/mol

SMILESC(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CCl)O)O)CCl)O)O)Cl)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1040245Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 71485Retrieved 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

← Back to Dashboard ← Back to Health

Brief citations

Sucralose (CAS 56038-13-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56038-13-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1040245. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1040245 PubChem: 71485. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/71485 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 56038-13-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 56038-13-2. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293214 for CAS 56038-13-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/