The Ledger
Current prices per kilogram for 31 elements. Each row shows the retail reference (lowest verified in-stock price for a practical quantity) and bulk benchmark (most recent commodity-scale price). All prices normalised to USD/kg.
Light Rare Earths
7
| Z |
Symbol |
Name |
Status |
Retail Ref |
Bulk Bench |
Form |
Updated |
Origin |
| 21 |
Sc
|
Scandium
|
Export Licence
|
$9705/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-03-22
|
CN |
| 39 |
Y
|
Yttrium
|
Export Licence
|
$7/kg
|
—
|
Oxide
|
2026-03-15
|
CN |
| 57 |
La
|
Lanthanum
|
None
|
$15230/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CN |
| 58 |
Ce
|
Cerium
|
None
|
$18382/kg
|
$3/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CN |
| 59 |
Pr
|
Praseodymium
|
None
|
$20441/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CN |
| 60 |
Nd
|
Neodymium
|
None
|
$13054/kg
|
$80/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CN |
| 62 |
Sm
|
Samarium
|
Export Licence
|
$3867/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CN |
Heavy Rare Earths
9
| Z |
Symbol |
Name |
Status |
Retail Ref |
Bulk Bench |
Form |
Updated |
Origin |
| 63 |
Eu
|
Europium
|
Suspended
|
$3800/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CN |
| 64 |
Gd
|
Gadolinium
|
Export Licence
|
$500/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CN |
| 65 |
Tb
|
Terbium
|
Export Licence
|
$4680/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-03-22
|
CN |
| 66 |
Dy
|
Dysprosium
|
Export Licence
|
$4740/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CN |
| 67 |
Ho
|
Holmium
|
Suspended
|
$2400/kg
|
$270/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-03-29
|
CN |
| 68 |
Er
|
Erbium
|
Suspended
|
$3736/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CN |
| 69 |
Tm
|
Thulium
|
Suspended
|
$1796/kg
|
$180/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-03-29
|
CN |
| 70 |
Yb
|
Ytterbium
|
Suspended
|
$32/kg
|
—
|
Oxide
|
2026-03-15
|
CN |
| 71 |
Lu
|
Lutetium
|
Export Licence
|
$66700/kg
|
$707/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-03-29
|
CN |
Strategic Metals
11
| Z |
Symbol |
Name |
Status |
Retail Ref |
Bulk Bench |
Form |
Updated |
Origin |
| 3 |
Li
|
Lithium
|
None
|
$6500/kg
|
$10/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-03-15
|
AU |
| 23 |
V
|
Vanadium
|
None
|
$402/kg
|
$12/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-03-29
|
CN |
| 27 |
Co
|
Cobalt
|
None
|
$146/kg
|
$24/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CD |
| 40 |
Zr
|
Zirconium
|
None
|
$120/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-03-15
|
AU |
| 41 |
Nb
|
Niobium
|
None
|
$351/kg
|
$70/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
BR |
| 42 |
Mo
|
Molybdenum
|
Export Licence
|
$55/kg
|
—
|
Powder
|
2026-03-15
|
CN |
| 51 |
Sb
|
Antimony
|
Export Licence
|
$18/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-03-15
|
CN |
| 52 |
Te
|
Tellurium
|
Export Licence
|
$243/kg
|
$1100/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-03-29
|
CN |
| 73 |
Ta
|
Tantalum
|
None
|
$2800/kg
|
$280/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-03-15
|
CD |
| 74 |
W
|
Tungsten
|
Export Licence
|
$45/kg
|
—
|
Powder
|
2026-03-15
|
CN |
| 83 |
Bi
|
Bismuth
|
Export Licence
|
$11/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-03-15
|
CN |
Semiconductor Metals
4
| Z |
Symbol |
Name |
Status |
Retail Ref |
Bulk Bench |
Form |
Updated |
Origin |
| 31 |
Ga
|
Gallium
|
Export Licence
|
$120/kg
|
$200/kg
|
Metal
|
2026-04-04
|
CN |
| 32 |
Ge
|
Germanium
|
Export Licence
|
$1200/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-03-15
|
CN |
| 34 |
Se
|
Selenium
|
None
|
$20/kg
|
—
|
Powder
|
2026-03-15
|
CN |
| 49 |
In
|
Indium
|
Export Licence
|
$260/kg
|
—
|
Metal
|
2026-03-15
|
CN |
Regulatory Status
None No restrictions
Export Licence Chinese export licence required
Suspended Controls paused under suspension order
Disclaimer: All prices shown require source provenance. No data is fabricated or interpolated.
Prices are normalized to USD/kg for comparability; original quoted units are preserved in provenance records.
Retail and bulk tiers are never merged. Different forms and purities are tracked separately.
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