butamben

Drug ingredient

CAS 94-25-7

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$503M

Top sourceChina 25%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 292249 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 170 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 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland

Argentina
Poland
Portugal
Lithuania
Ukraine
Finland
Spain
Egypt
Sweden
Austria
Israel
Latvia
Belgium
Ireland
Mexico
Australia
Peru
Czech Republic
Colombia
Hong Kong

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Cetylite Industries, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Cetacaine Anesthetic
•Cetacaine Topical Anesthetic

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

$0.11/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$56.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors28 available

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

27 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.13	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.16	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.18	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.18	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.18	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.20	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.20	1 kg	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.28	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.50	500 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.57	25 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.47	100 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$4.96	10 g	99.82%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$22.00	25 g	98%
Molnova	China	$76.00	500 mg	99%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$100.00	500 mg	99.94%
HTS Biochemie Innovationen	Germany	$120.00	10 g	95%
Specs	Netherlands	$132.13	10 g	90%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$2479.55	200 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$2479.55	200 mg	—
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
ChemDiv, Inc.	United States	$6700.00	40 mg	90%
TimTec, LLC	United States	$9333.33	30 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS94-25-7

PubChem CID2482

DTXSIDDTXSID7022417

FormulaC11H15NO2

Mol. Weight193.24 g/mol

SMILESCCCCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 2482Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

butamben (CAS 94-25-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/94-25-7/ PubChem: 2482. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2482 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 94-25-7. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292249 for CAS 94-25-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/