Tetrasodium etidronate
Used in 4 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production1.6M lbs
Import Value$598M
Import Volume672.2K lbs
Import Dependency30%
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 (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
Italmatch Usa
Zschimmer&Schwarz
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.
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Italmatch Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyMetals & 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 4 functional roles.
- •Chelating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flow promoter in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Services (84%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Chemical Identity
CAS3794-83-0
PubChem CID19629
DTXSIDDTXSID7029663
FormulaC2H4Na4O7P2
Mol. Weight293.96 g/mol
SMILESCC(O)(P(=O)([O-])[O-])P(=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]
Data Sources
DTXSID70296632026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
196292026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/19629/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/19629.json
3794-83-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 3794-83-02026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv