Sodium hexametaphosphate
No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.
US ProductionZero
Import Value$95M
Import Volume258.3K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceCanada 30%
Sodium hexametaphosphate · US import value by year
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 283539 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 283539, which covers 14 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).
CA 30%CanadaDE 19%GermanyMY 17%MalaysiaCN 13%ChinaIT 9%Italy
- Spain
- Belgium
- Japan
- Poland
- Taiwan
- Switzerland
- South Korea
- Singapore
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
- Slovakia
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.
Hawkins
Wilbur-Ellis
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •Emulsifier in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
Chemical Identity
CAS10124-56-8
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID1047522
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID10475222026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
10124-56-82026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 10124-56-82026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv