Phenacetin

Drug ingredient

CAS 62-44-2

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2019.

Molecular structure of 62-44-2
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$872M
Import volume44.1K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceSwitzerland 44%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Phenacetin · US import value by year
$727M2013$1.3B2022$872M2024$833M2025

2013: $727M · Peak 2022: $1.3B · 2024: $872M · 2025: $833M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292429 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019
US production Zero · Imports 44.1K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292429, which covers 203 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CH 44%SwitzerlandCN 19%ChinaIN 12%IndiaJP 9%JapanIE 6%Ireland
EPA-registered importers (1)
Spectrum Laboratory Products
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Household Detox
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Laboratory chemicals in Other (100%)Processing—repackaging

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gManchester Organics
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$282.01 / 10 kg
PurityNot recorded
Vendors25 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS62-44-2
PubChem CID4754
DTXSIDDTXSID1021116
FormulaC10H13NO2
Mol. Weight179.22 g/mol
SMILESCCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)NC(=O)C

Data Sources

Brief citations

Phenacetin (CAS 62-44-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/62-44-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1021116. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1021116 PubChem: 4754. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4754 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 62-44-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 62-44-2. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292429 for CAS 62-44-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/