Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide

Drug ingredient

CAS 57-09-0

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$108M

Import volume4.4K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 14%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide · US import value by year

2013: $100M · 2024: $108M · Peak 2025: $119M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292390 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 4.4K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 23.9K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 130 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 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan

Israel
Indonesia
Sweden
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Malaysia
Singapore
Lithuania
Brazil
Hong Kong
Australia
Belgium
Ukraine

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthPaper & Printing

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$493.00 / 25 kg

Purity98%

Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.04	1 kg	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	1 kg	99%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.06	1 kg	98%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.06	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.06	500 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.18	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.27	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.29	500 g	96%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.29	500 g	96%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.49	500 g	98%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$14.00	25 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$73.00	1 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$112.53	1 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Molnova	China	$250.00	200 mg	99%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$530.00	100 mg	98%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	98%
TimTec, LLC	United States	$9333.33	30 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS57-09-0

PubChem CID5974

DTXSIDDTXSID5037028

FormulaC19H42BrN

Mol. Weight364.4 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C.[Br-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5037028Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5974Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · 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

Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CAS 57-09-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/57-09-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5037028. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5037028 PubChem: 5974. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5974 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 57-09-0. Reporting year: 2023. 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 292390 for CAS 57-09-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/