Potassium phosphate (KH5(PO4)2)

CAS 14887-42-4

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 14887-42-4 — 1 K⁺

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$60M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceIsrael 29%

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. 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 283524 · narrow

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 283524, which covers 4 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).

IL 29%IsraelDE 22%GermanyIT 18%ItalyMX 16%MexicoBE 7%Belgium

Australia
Russia
Spain
Poland

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Haifa North America

Icl Specialty Products North America

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.

Biobest Group Nv · BE Belgium

Plant Products Holdings Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

Agriculture

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

•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS14887-42-4

PubChem CID23690538

DTXSIDDTXSID30872535

FormulaH5KO8P2

Mol. Weight234.08 g/mol

SMILESOP(=O)(O)O.OP(=O)(O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID30872535Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23690538Retrieved 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

Potassium phosphate (KH5(PO4)2) (CAS 14887-42-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14887-42-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID30872535. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID30872535 PubChem: 23690538. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23690538 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 14887-42-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 14887-42-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283524 for CAS 14887-42-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/