Nitrilotriacetic acid
CAS 139-13-9
Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.
Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
2013: $1.1B · Peak 2018: $1.2B · 2024: $503M · 2025: $694M
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 292249 · basket
- 2023
- US production Zero · Imports 144.2K lb
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 170 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Argentina
- Poland
- Portugal
- Lithuania
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Spain
- Egypt
- Sweden
- Austria
- Israel
- Latvia
- Belgium
- Ireland
- Mexico
- Australia
- Peru
- Czech Republic
- Colombia
- Hong Kong
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
18 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.06 | 25 kg | 98.5% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.06 | 250 g | 99% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 95% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.17 | 2.5 kg | 99% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.17 | 2.5 kg | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.18 | 500 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.24 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.24 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.34 | 500 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $12.58 | 5 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $30.00 | 1 g | 98.84% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $310.00 | 1 g | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6020939Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 8758Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Nitrilotriacetic acid (CAS 139-13-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/139-13-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6020939. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6020939 PubChem: 8758. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8758 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 139-13-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 139-13-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292249 for CAS 139-13-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/