vitamin a palmitate

Drug ingredient

CAS 79-81-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$87M

Top sourceSwitzerland 43%

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 293621 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293621, which covers 7 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).

CH 43%SwitzerlandCN 33%ChinaIT 13%ItalyIN 5%IndiaDK 4%Denmark

Israel
Japan
Taiwan
Canada
Australia
United Kingdom
Malaysia
Spain
Latvia
Georgia
Mexico

6 FDA-registered drug labelers

Casper Pharma LLC

DSM Nutritional Products, LLC

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.

Sandoz Inc

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 6 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Vitalipid N
•Aquasol A
•Aquasol A Parenteral
•Pediatric Infuvite Multiple Vitamins
•Multi-Vitamin Drops with Fluoride and Iron
•Multi-Vitamin with Fluoride

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

$2.41/gAA BLOCKS

CountryUnited States

Pack$241.00 / 100 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$1000.00	50 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS79-81-2

PubChem CID5280531

DTXSIDDTXSID1021241

FormulaC36H60O2

Mol. Weight524.9 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC1=C(CCCC1(C)C)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5280531Retrieved 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

vitamin a palmitate (CAS 79-81-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/79-81-2/ PubChem: 5280531. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280531 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 79-81-2. 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 293621 for CAS 79-81-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/