Kanamycin A

CAS 59-01-8

D-Streptamine, O-3-amino-3-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-O-[6-amino-6-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)]-2-deoxy-

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$546M

Top sourceItaly 41%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 294190 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294190, which covers 90 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).

IT 41%ItalyCN 24%ChinaDK 9%DenmarkHR 6%CroatiaIN 6%India

United Kingdom
Slovakia
Slovenia
Mexico
Canada
Germany
Belgium
Japan
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Uruguay
South Korea
Hong Kong
Portugal
Australia

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$38.52/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$963.00 / 25 g

Purity98%

Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$39.68	25 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$91.60	5 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$120.00	5 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1416.00	500 mg	—
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
TimTec, LLC	United States	$16000.00	30 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS59-01-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID3023184

FormulaC18H36N4O11

Mol. Weight484.503 g/mol

SMILESNC[C@H]1O[C@H](O[C@@H]2[C@@H](N)C[C@@H](N)[C@H](O[C@H]3O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](N)[C@H]3O)[C@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Kanamycin A (CAS 59-01-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/59-01-8/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 59-01-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 294190 for CAS 59-01-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/