Sodium polyacrylate
Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
Import Value$1.1B
Top SourceJapan 21%
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 390690 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 390690, which covers 11 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).
JP 21%JapanCA 18%CanadaDE 13%GermanyIT 8%ItalyMX 8%Mexico
- India
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Poland
- Australia
- Denmark
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Colombia
- Ireland
- Indonesia
- Dominican Republic
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Lithuania
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
- Chile
- Greece
- Norway
- Liechtenstein
- Bulgaria
- Guatemala
- Hungary
- Peru
- Philippines
- Jordan
- Finland
- Slovenia
- New Zealand
Why It Matters
Sectors
Construction
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 1 sector as 2 functional roles.
- •Sealant (barrier) in ConstructionUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in ConstructionUse—non-incorporative activities
Chemical Identity
CAS9003-04-7
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID0049783
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID00497832026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
9003-04-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 9003-04-72026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv