Trifarotene

Drug ingredient

CAS 895542-09-3

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.4B

Top sourceIreland 33%

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 293399 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293399, which covers 518 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).

IE 33%IrelandCN 26%ChinaIN 11%IndiaDE 9%GermanyIT 4%Italy

Taiwan
Poland
Canada
Ivory Coast
Greece
Hungary
Indonesia
Latvia
Belgium
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Austria
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark
Croatia
Australia
South Africa
Sweden
Hong Kong
Malta
Singapore
Lithuania
Malaysia
Oman
Serbia

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Galderma Laboratories, L.P.

Maithri Drugs Private Limited

Olon S.p.A.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Aklief

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

$104.00/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$104.00 / 1 g

Purity97%

Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$109.60	5 g	97%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$113.20	5 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$116.00	1 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$123.00	5 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$144.40	5 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$144.40	5 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$144.40	5 g	97%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$144.40	5 g	97%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$2165.00	200 mg	99.78%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$3560.00	50 mg	99.78%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$3650.00	1 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$7502.00	100 mg	99.12%
Angene International Limited	United States	$10050.00	100 mg	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$16080.00	250 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS895542-09-3

PubChem CID11518241

DTXSIDDTXSID30237781

FormulaC29H33NO4

Mol. Weight459.6 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(C)C1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C=CC(=C2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)O)OCCO)N4CCCC4

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 11518241Retrieved 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

Trifarotene (CAS 895542-09-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/895542-09-3/ PubChem: 11518241. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11518241 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 895542-09-3. 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 293399 for CAS 895542-09-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/