Malachite green

Drug ingredient

CAS 569-64-2

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 569-64-2
1 Cl⁻
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$24M
Top sourceIndia 35%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. 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

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

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
IN 35%IndiaMX 27%MexicoDE 16%GermanyTW 3%TaiwanCN 3%China
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Sensient Colors
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthTextiles
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Fifth Chakra (Throat) 7305
  • •Fourth Chakra (Heart) 7304
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.12/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$58.00 / 500 g
PurityNot recorded
Vendors19 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS569-64-2
PubChem CID11294
DTXSIDDTXSID1025512
FormulaC23H25ClN2
Mol. Weight364.9 g/mol
SMILESCN(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=C2C=CC(=[N+](C)C)C=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3.[Cl-]

Data Sources

Brief citations

Malachite green (CAS 569-64-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/569-64-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1025512. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1025512 PubChem: 11294. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11294 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 569-64-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 569-64-2. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 320413 for CAS 569-64-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/