L-Sorbose
CAS 87-79-6
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 unknownProduction 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 170290, 294000 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 170290, 294000, which covers 44 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Slovakia
- United Kingdom
- Romania
- Vietnam
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Peru
- Singapore
- Portugal
- Bangladesh
- Poland
- Lebanon
- Finland
- Spain
- South Africa
- Hong Kong
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Sweden
- Morocco
- Jamaica
- Argentina
- Cambodia
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
- United Arab Emirates
- Venezuela
- Bulgaria
- Afghanistan
- Luxembourg
- Dominican Republic
- Russia
- North Macedonia
- Ukraine
- Australia
Why It Matters
No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
32 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.01 | 1 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 10 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 10 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | — |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.06 | 500 g | 99.9% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.12 | 1 kg | — |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.21 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc. | United States | $0.46 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $1.25 | 500 g | 95% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $2.09 | 250 g | 95% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $2.40 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $3.08 | 25 g | 95% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $15.00 | 2 g | 99.94% |
| Molnova | China | $30.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC (1 week) | United States | $43.00 | 5 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS (1 week) | United States | $47.00 | 5 g | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| HTS Biochemie Innovationen | Germany | $400.00 | 1 g | 95% |
| TargetMol Chemicals EU | Austria | $410.00 | 100 mg | 99.97% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $3517.80 | 100 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks (back-ordered) | United States | $24000.00 | 10 mg | 95% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
L-Sorbose (CAS 87-79-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/87-79-6/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 87-79-6. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 170290,294000 for CAS 87-79-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/