Papain
Drug ingredientCAS 9001-73-4
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
EPA lists this chemical for 2023 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 350790 · basket
- 2023
- US production Not published · Imports Not published
These shares come from HS customs code 350790, which covers 104 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Norway
- Singapore
- Chile
- Indonesia
- Taiwan
- Sweden
- South Korea
- Poland
- Brazil
- Turkey
- Hong Kong
- Czech Republic
- Argentina
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Belize
- Colombia
- Greece
- United Arab Emirates
- Estonia
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
- Hungary
3 FDA-registered drug labelers
Why It Matters
Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Digestive Enzyme Liquescence 3007
- •Metabatone
- •Digestive Enzyme Liquescence
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Papain (CAS 9001-73-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9001-73-4/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 9001-73-4. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9001-73-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 9001-73-4. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 350790 for CAS 9001-73-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/