glycol salicylate

Drug ingredient

CAS 87-28-5

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$51M

Top sourceChina 35%

EPA lists this chemical as inactive, meaning no company reported making, importing or processing it in the US from 2006 to 2016.

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 291823 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291823, which covers 26 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 35%ChinaIN 28%IndiaMX 13%MexicoIT 8%ItalyDE 7%Germany

Switzerland
Belgium
Malaysia
Czech Republic
Canada

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Masaem Company

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Jeil Hangbang Paff Soo S Cataplasma

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

$0.13/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$64.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.14	500 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.17	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.19	500 g	98%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.	United States	$0.25	500 g	—
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.37	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.39	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.51	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.68	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.14	100 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$12.58	5 g	99.3%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$5443.20	50 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$5443.20	50 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS87-28-5

PubChem CID6880

DTXSIDDTXSID4048987

FormulaC9H10O4

Mol. Weight182.17 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)OCCO)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 6880Retrieved 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

glycol salicylate (CAS 87-28-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/87-28-5/ PubChem: 6880. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6880 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 87-28-5. 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 291823 for CAS 87-28-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/