Inositol

Drug ingredient

CAS 6917-35-7

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$26M

Top sourceChina 54%

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 290613 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290613, which covers 5 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 54%ChinaJP 14%JapanIN 8%IndiaNL 5%NetherlandsCH 4%Switzerland

United Kingdom
Chile
Israel
Belgium
United Arab Emirates
Canada
Hong Kong

13 FDA-registered drug labelers

AX Pharmaceutical Corp

Ceyone Life Sciences Private Limited

Guna spa

Life Science Logistics LLC

Medilane Healthcare Pvt Ltd

NURAY CHEMICALS PRIVATE LIMITED

Nutritional Specialties, Inc.

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Qingdao Biopeptek Co., Ltd.

Qingdao Qinzeyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd

SCH Global Services Private Limited

STHREE CHEMICALS PRIVATE LIMITED

Willow Birch Pharma

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•GUNA-Liver
•Serotonin Dopamine Liquescence 3019
•Neuro T Support Liquescence
•B Complex Liquescence
•Methylation Assist Liquescence

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

$0.12/gBLD Pharmatech Co., Limited

CountryUnited States

Pack$123.00 / 1 kg

Purity98%

Vendors19 available

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

18 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.12	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.12	1 kg	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.15	500 g	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.16	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.16	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.17	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.20	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.46	25 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.00	25 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.26	50 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.96	25 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$3.08	25 g	95%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$25.00	10 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$29.00	1 g	99.89%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
ChemNorm	China	$750.00	20 mg	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS6917-35-7

PubChem CID892

DTXSIDDTXSID30110000

FormulaC6H12O6

Mol. Weight180.16 g/mol

SMILESC1(C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 892Retrieved 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

Inositol (CAS 6917-35-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6917-35-7/ PubChem: 892. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/892 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 6917-35-7. 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 290613 for CAS 6917-35-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/