Orlistat

Drug ingredient

CAS 96829-58-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$286M

Top sourceChina 48%

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 293220 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 151 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 48%ChinaIN 15%IndiaJP 7%JapanGB 7%United KingdomCH 7%Switzerland

Mexico
Austria
Indonesia
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Malaysia
Israel
Poland
Vietnam
Ukraine
South Africa
Singapore
Russia
Lithuania
Hungary
Belarus
Brazil
Australia

11 FDA-registered drug labelers

Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC

BIOCON LIMITED

Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC

DARMERICA, LLC

Delpharm Milano Srl

Divi's Laboratories Limited

H2-Pharma LLC

Haleon US Holdings LLC

Qingdao Biopeptek Co., Ltd.

Roche Carolina Inc.

Shandong New Time Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•ALLI
•Orlistat
•Xenical

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

Chemical Identity

CAS96829-58-2

PubChem CID3034010

DTXSIDDTXSID8023395

FormulaC29H53NO5

Mol. Weight495.7 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(CC1C(C(=O)O1)CCCCCC)OC(=O)C(CC(C)C)NC=O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 3034010Retrieved 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

Orlistat (CAS 96829-58-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/96829-58-2/ PubChem: 3034010. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3034010 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 96829-58-2. 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 293220 for CAS 96829-58-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/