Calcium tetraborate (CaB4O7)

CAS 12007-56-6

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$16M

Top sourceItaly 37%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284020 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 284020, which covers 16 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).

IT 37%ItalyIN 19%IndiaCN 16%ChinaTR 12%TurkeyPE 5%Peru

South Korea
Brazil
Mexico
United Kingdom
Finland
Japan
Netherlands

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.

Marubeni · JP Japan

Macrosource

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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.

•Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS12007-56-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID60893157

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID60893157Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Calcium tetraborate (CaB4O7) (CAS 12007-56-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12007-56-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID60893157. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID60893157 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12007-56-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12007-56-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284020 for CAS 12007-56-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/