Hexachlorophene

Drug ingredient

CAS 70-30-4

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$34M

Top sourceJordan 65%

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 290819 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290819, which covers 63 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).

JO 65%JordanDE 12%GermanyCN 6%ChinaJP 6%JapanGB 5%United Kingdom

Ukraine
Italy
Canada
Latvia
Russia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Simple Chlorinated Combination 9315

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

$32.60/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$163.00 / 5 g

Purity98%

Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$34.80	5 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$43.40	5 g	95%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$53.00	1 g	98.03%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$57.40	5 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$60.20	5 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$200.00	200 mg	99.99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$250.00	5 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$324.52	250 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$324.52	250 mg	—
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$499.80	100 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$2740.00	50 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS70-30-4

PubChem CID3598

DTXSIDDTXSID6020690

FormulaC13H6Cl6O2

Mol. Weight406.9 g/mol

SMILESC1=C(C(=C(C(=C1Cl)Cl)CC2=C(C(=CC(=C2Cl)Cl)Cl)O)O)Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 3598Retrieved 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

Hexachlorophene (CAS 70-30-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/70-30-4/ PubChem: 3598. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3598 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 70-30-4. 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 290819 for CAS 70-30-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/