Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$503M
Top SourceChina 25%
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 292249 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 42 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 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland
- Argentina
- Poland
- Portugal
- Lithuania
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Spain
- Egypt
- Sweden
- Austria
- Israel
- Latvia
- Belgium
- Ireland
- Mexico
- Australia
- Peru
- Czech Republic
- Colombia
- Hong Kong
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
The Dow Chemical
EPA-registered importers (10)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Upl · IN India
Brenntag
Emd Acquisition
Hawkins
Lidochem
Show all 10
Nedam
Pressure Vessel Service
Upl Na
Valudor Products
Wilbur-Ellis
Why It Matters
Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthFoodConsumer ProductsAgriculture
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Anubis Barcelona
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 7 sectors as 8 functional roles.
- •Ion exchange agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Chelating agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Preservative in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (99%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-scaling agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-scaling agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 1 kg
Purity99.5%
Vendors24 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
23 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 | $0.01 | 1 kg | 99.5% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.06 | 500 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Apollo Scientific US | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.07 | 5 kg | 98.5% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.07 | 5 kg | 98.5% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.09 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.10 | 100 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $43.56 | 1 g | 98% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $55.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $70.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99.5% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $9333.33 | 30 mg | 99.995% |
Chemical Identity
CAS60-00-4
PubChem CID6049
DTXSIDDTXSID6022977
FormulaC10H16N2O8
Mol. Weight292.24 g/mol
SMILESC(CN(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)N(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID60229772026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
60492026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6049/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6049.json
60-00-42026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 60-00-42026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv