myo-Inositol

CAS 87-89-8

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$26M

Import volume39.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 54%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

myo-Inositol · US import value by year

2013: $29M · Peak 2022: $99M · 2024: $26M · 2025: $21M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290613 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 39.7K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 26.6K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290613, which covers 5 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 54%ChinaJP 14%JapanIN 8%IndiaNL 5%NetherlandsCH 4%Switzerland

United Kingdom
Chile
Israel
Belgium
United Arab Emirates
Canada
Hong Kong

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Ch Biotech R&D · TW Taiwan

Ch Biotech

Why It Matters

Sectors

Agriculture

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

Industrial Uses

•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.12/gBLD Pharmatech Co., Limited

CountryUnited States

Pack$123.00 / 1 kg

Purity98%

Vendors19 available

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

18 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.12	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.12	1 kg	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.15	500 g	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.16	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.16	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.17	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.20	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.46	25 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.00	25 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.26	50 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.96	25 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$3.08	25 g	95%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$25.00	10 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$29.00	1 g	99.89%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
ChemNorm	China	$750.00	20 mg	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS87-89-8

PubChem CID892

DTXSIDDTXSID7023146

FormulaC6H12O6

Mol. Weight180.16 g/mol

SMILESC1(C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7023146Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 892Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

myo-Inositol (CAS 87-89-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/87-89-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7023146. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7023146 PubChem: 892. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/892 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 87-89-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 87-89-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290613 for CAS 87-89-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/