Bromhexine hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 611-75-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$84M

Top sourceJapan 31%

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 292159 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292159, which covers 51 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).

JP 31%JapanIN 26%IndiaCN 21%ChinaCH 13%SwitzerlandBE 4%Belgium

United Kingdom
South Korea
Canada
Italy
Ukraine
Netherlands

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Bidachem S.p.a.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

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

$0.20/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$98.00 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors27 available

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

26 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.21	500 g	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.21	500 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.24	500 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.25	1 kg	97%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.26	500 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.30	500 g	97%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.35	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.61	500 g	98%
Fulfilled by Molport	Latvia	$1.00	5 g	—
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$2.09	25 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$2.09	25 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$4.00	10 g	95%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$7.40	10 g	99.95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$13.31	10 g	99.93%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$18.00	25 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$30.00	1 g	99.98%
Molnova	China	$82.00	500 mg	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
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	99%
TimTec, LLC	United States	$13333.33	30 mg	90%
ChemDiv, Inc.	United States	$14800.00	5 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS611-75-6

PubChem CID5702220

DTXSIDDTXSID0045886

FormulaC14H21Br2ClN2

Mol. Weight412.59 g/mol

SMILESCN(CC1=C(C(=CC(=C1)Br)Br)N)C2CCCCC2.Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5702220Retrieved 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

Bromhexine hydrochloride (CAS 611-75-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/611-75-6/ PubChem: 5702220. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5702220 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 611-75-6. 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 292159 for CAS 611-75-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/