Pheniramine

Drug ingredient

CAS 86-21-5

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.3B

Top sourceChina 32%

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 293339 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 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 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland

Taiwan
Ukraine
Sweden
Argentina
Canada
Finland
Malta
Israel
Netherlands
Denmark
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Brunei
Slovakia
Australia
South Africa
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Croatia
Hong Kong

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

GREEN WAVES PRIVATE LIMITED

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

$2.28/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$57.00 / 25 g

Purity99%

Vendors19 available

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

18 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$2.70	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$2.88	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$5.37	100 g	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$5.50	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$5.56	25 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$9.96	25 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$13.16	25 g	99%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$19.00	50 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$48.00	1 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$65.69	5 g	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$65.69	5 g	—
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$96.00	1 g	99.85%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$147.62	1 g	99.94%
Molnova	China	$168.00	500 mg	99%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$340.00	100 mg	99.85%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$1000.00	50 mg	99.95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS86-21-5

PubChem CID4761

DTXSIDDTXSID0023454

FormulaC16H20N2

Mol. Weight240.34 g/mol

SMILESCN(C)CCC(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=N2

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 4761Retrieved 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

Pheniramine (CAS 86-21-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/86-21-5/ PubChem: 4761. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4761 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 86-21-5. 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 293339 for CAS 86-21-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/