Betaine hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 590-46-5

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$108M

Top sourceChina 14%

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 292390 · basket

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

4 FDA-registered drug labelers

DNA Labs, Inc.

InLight Creation, LLC.

Nutritional Specialties, Inc.

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Stomach Enzyme Formula
•E.O.L.
•Stomach Enzyme Drops 2093
•D-106

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$11.00 / 500 g

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%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	10 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.04	10 kg	99%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.12	1 kg	99%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.13	500 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.16	1 kg	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.16	1 kg	99%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.18	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.35	500 g	98%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$5.30	10 g	99.85%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$28.92	10 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$59.00	1 g	99.98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$63.00	1 g	95%
Chengdu Biopurify Phytochemicals Ltd.	China	$142.00	1 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
ChemNorm	China	$750.00	20 mg	98%
Molnova	China	$900.00	50 mg	99%
ChemFaces	China	$1500.00	20 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%

Chemical Identity

CAS590-46-5

PubChem CID11545

DTXSIDDTXSID0044446

FormulaC5H12ClNO2

Mol. Weight153.61 g/mol

SMILESC[N+](C)(C)CC(=O)O.[Cl-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 11545Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Betaine hydrochloride (CAS 590-46-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/590-46-5/ PubChem: 11545. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11545 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 590-46-5. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory 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 590-46-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/