Monosodium citrate

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

Molecular structure of 18996-35-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$130M
Top SourceIsrael 39%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291815 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291815, which covers 17 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IL 39%IsraelIN 14%IndiaDE 13%GermanyCN 10%ChinaIT 6%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Ecolab
EPA-registered importers (2)
Jungbunzlauer Holding Ag · CH Switzerland
Jungbunzlauer

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS18996-35-5
PubChem CID23666341
DTXSIDDTXSID80872904
FormulaC6H7NaO7
Mol. Weight214.1 g/mol
SMILESC(C(=O)O)C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)O)O.[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID808729042026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

236663412026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23666341/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23666341.json

18996-35-52026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 18996-35-52026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv