Pentasodium nitrilotris(methylenephosphonate)
Used in 5 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production474.0K lbs
Import Value$598M
Import Volume112.9K lbs
Import Dependency19%
Top SourceChina 89%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293149 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293149, which covers 52 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 89%ChinaIN 4%IndiaCA 3%CanadaDE 2%GermanyAR 1%Argentina
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Mexico
- Japan
- Switzerland
- Hong Kong
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Sweden
- Spain
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Czech Republic
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Clariant
Hydrite Chemical
Italmatch Usa
Show all 6
Zschimmer&Schwarz
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.
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Diversey
Italmatch Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodEnergyMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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
Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (32%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Chemical Identity
CAS2235-43-0
PubChem CID16697
DTXSIDDTXSID8029232
FormulaC3H7NNa5O9P3
Mol. Weight408.96 g/mol
SMILESC(N(CP(=O)([O-])[O-])CP(=O)([O-])[O-])P(=O)(O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]
Data Sources
DTXSID80292322026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
166972026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/16697/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/16697.json
2235-43-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 2235-43-02026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv