Fexinidazole

Drug ingredient

CAS 59729-37-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$114M

Top sourceChina 26%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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 293329 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293329, which covers 173 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 26%ChinaIN 17%IndiaKR 16%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyIT 9%Italy

Australia
Brazil
Czech Republic
Ireland
Sweden
Ukraine
Poland
United Arab Emirates
Hungary
Israel
Netherlands
Canada
Saudi Arabia
Greece
Belgium
Austria
Latvia
Singapore
Denmark

2 FDA-registered drug labelers

EUROAPI Hungary Ltd.

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Fexinidazole

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

$97.00/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$97.00 / 1 g

Purity98%

Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$113.00	1 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$188.00	1 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$192.00	5 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$214.80	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$225.80	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$225.80	5 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$225.80	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$264.00	1 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$359.00	1 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$532.00	250 mg	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$748.00	250 mg	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$960.00	250 mg	95%
Molnova	China	$1944.00	500 mg	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$2160.00	500 mg	99.99%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$2900.00	500 mg	98%
TargetMol Chemicals US	United States	$3465.00	200 mg	99.99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$7502.00	100 mg	99.92%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$25488.80	25 mg	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$25488.80	25 mg	98%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$43649.20	25 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS59729-37-2

PubChem CID68792

DTXSIDDTXSID00208448

FormulaC12H13N3O3S

Mol. Weight279.32 g/mol

SMILESCN1C(=CN=C1COC2=CC=C(C=C2)SC)[N+](=O)[O-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 68792Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Fexinidazole (CAS 59729-37-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/59729-37-2/ PubChem: 68792. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/68792 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 59729-37-2. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293329 for CAS 59729-37-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/