mcpa

Drug ingredient

CAS 94-74-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$370M

Top sourceIndia 45%

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 291899 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291899, which covers 139 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).

IN 45%IndiaCN 35%ChinaGB 7%United KingdomCO 3%ColombiaCH 3%Switzerland

Austria
Hungary
South Korea
Taiwan
Czech Republic
Mexico
Spain
Ukraine
Estonia
Australia
Israel
Singapore
Slovakia
Russia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Lawn and Garden Detox 6026

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

$0.17/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$85.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.22	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.54	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.54	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.72	500 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.89	100 g	97%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.94	100 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$1.35	100 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1.35	100 g	95%
ChemDiv, Inc.	United States	$25.00	25 g	90%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$62.92	1 g	98.95%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$70.00	5 g	98%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$77.00	1 g	99.67%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$310.00	1 g	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS94-74-6

PubChem CID7204

DTXSIDDTXSID4024195

FormulaC9H9ClO3

Mol. Weight200.62 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C=CC(=C1)Cl)OCC(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 7204Retrieved 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

mcpa (CAS 94-74-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/94-74-6/ PubChem: 7204. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7204 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 94-74-6. 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 291899 for CAS 94-74-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/