white phosphorus
CAS 12185-10-3
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$29M
Top sourceVietnam 47%
This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 280470 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
VN 47%VietnamKZ 46%KazakhstanIN 5%IndiaCN 1%ChinaJP 1%Japan
- Italy
- Germany
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
Why It Matters
SectorsNot recorded
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
Chemical Identity
CAS12185-10-3
PubChem CID123286
DTXSIDDTXSID90923991
FormulaP4
Mol. Weight123.895048 g/mol
SMILESP12P3P1P23
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 123286Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
white phosphorus (CAS 12185-10-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12185-10-3/ PubChem: 123286. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/123286 FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 280470 for CAS 12185-10-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/