Polyvinyl alcohol
Drug ingredientAmerica imports all of this drug ingredient. EPA records show zero U.S. production.
US ProductionZero
Import Value$113M
Import Volume29.7K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceTaiwan 35%
Polyvinyl alcohol · US import value by year
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 390530 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 390530, which covers 1 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
TW 35%TaiwanJP 18%JapanSG 18%SingaporeDE 12%GermanyCN 8%China
- Spain
- India
- Switzerland
- Israel
- Colombia
- Belgium
- Ireland
- Mexico
- France
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.
Synthomer Plc · GB United Kingdom
Synthomer Usa
7 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
AvPAK
Best Choice
Chain Drug Marketing Association, Inc.
Optics Laboratory, Inc
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Walgreens Co.
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 9 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Best Choice Artificial Tears
- •Polyvinyl Alcohol
- •Publix Artificial Tears Eye Drops
- •Rugby Lubricating Drops
- •Walgreens Soothing Eye Relief Lubricant Eye Drops
- •Refresh Classic
- •Rugby Polyvinyl Alcohol 1.4% Lubricating Eye Drops
- •Minidrops
Show all 9
- •Quality Choice Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops
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
Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS9002-89-5
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID4031930
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID40319302026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
9002-89-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 9002-89-52026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json