Colfosceril palmitate

Drug ingredient

CAS 63-89-8

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$98M

Top sourceGermany 33%

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 292320 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292320, which covers 3 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).

DE 33%GermanyIN 12%IndiaIL 9%IsraelCN 9%ChinaBR 7%Brazil

Mexico
Hungary
Indonesia
Belgium
Bulgaria
Romania
Sweden
Serbia
Lithuania
Dominican Republic

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation

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

$17.76/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$1776.00 / 100 g

Purity97%

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	$22.08	25 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$51.20	25 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$54.20	25 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$57.20	25 g	95%
Chemscene	United States	$78.00	5 g	—
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$82.00	5 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$82.00	5 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$82.00	5 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$82.00	5 g	95%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$204.00	1 g	—
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$248.00	1 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$279.66	1 g	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$279.66	1 g	—
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$280.72	1 g	99.91%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$545.00	200 mg	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$590.00	100 mg	99.5%
Angene International Limited	United States	$620.00	50 mg	95%
TargetMol Chemicals US	United States	$800.00	50 mg	99.5%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$950.00	1 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%
Combi-Blocks (back-ordered)	United States	$34000.00	5 mg	95%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$75327.00	10 mg	95%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$263000.00	1 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS63-89-8

PubChem CID452110

DTXSIDDTXSID5046720

FormulaC40H80NO8P

Mol. Weight734 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COP(=O)([O-])OCC[N+](C)(C)C)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 452110Retrieved 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

Colfosceril palmitate (CAS 63-89-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/63-89-8/ PubChem: 452110. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/452110 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 63-89-8. 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 292320 for CAS 63-89-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/