Pentachlorophenol

Drug ingredient

CAS 87-86-5

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$4K

Import volume14.8M lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 100%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019.

Pentachlorophenol · US import value by year

2013: $9M · Peak 2021: $13M · 2024: $0M · 2025: $0M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290811 · exact

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 14.8M lb

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 100%China

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Kmg Chemicals

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthAgriculture

Downstream Uses

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

•Chlorinated Ring Combination 9314

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

Chemical Identity

CAS87-86-5

PubChem CID992

DTXSIDDTXSID7021106

FormulaC6HCl5O

Mol. Weight266.3 g/mol

SMILESC1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7021106Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 992Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Pentachlorophenol (CAS 87-86-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/87-86-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7021106. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7021106 PubChem: 992. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/992 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 87-86-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 87-86-5. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 290811 for CAS 87-86-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/