Aluminum metaphosphate (Al(PO3)3)

CAS 13776-88-0

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

Molecular structure of 13776-88-0 — 1 Al³⁺

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$95M

Import volume104.6K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceCanada 30%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Aluminum metaphosphate (Al(PO3)3) · US import value by year

2013: $98M · Peak 2022: $120M · 2024: $95M · 2025: $98M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 283539 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019: US production Zero · Imports 104.6K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 283539, which covers 21 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).

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 (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Dr August Oetker Kg · DE Germany

Basstech International

Budenheim Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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

•Binder in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS13776-88-0

PubChem CID16131219

DTXSIDDTXSID00872502

FormulaAlO9P3

Mol. Weight263.9 g/mol

SMILES[O-]P(=O)=O.[O-]P(=O)=O.[O-]P(=O)=O.[Al+3]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00872502Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 16131219Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Aluminum metaphosphate (Al(PO3)3) (CAS 13776-88-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13776-88-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00872502. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00872502 PubChem: 16131219. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16131219 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13776-88-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13776-88-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283539 for CAS 13776-88-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/