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Gallium Price — 10-Day Trend Amid Trade Policy
All prices in ₹ per gram · daily rate, updated once per day
China's Dominant Position in Gallium, Explained
China is overwhelmingly the dominant global producer and refiner of gallium. That's not a controversial claim or a prediction — it's the well-documented current state of the market, and it sits behind today's gallium reference rate of ₹22.98 per gram as of September 17, 2026. Understanding why requires going back to what gallium actually is: not a mined metal, but a byproduct of bauxite and zinc ore processing.
- Why China leads: large-scale aluminium and zinc refining capacity, plus dedicated gallium-recovery operations
- The 2023 development: real, publicly announced export-licensing controls on gallium and germanium
- The broader context: part of wider technology-trade tensions between major economies
Gallium Price by Weight
Today's Gallium rate is Twenty Three Rupees per gram. At this rate, 10 grams of Gallium costs Two Hundred and Thirty Rupees.
| Unit | Weight | Price (INR) | Price in Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gram | 1.0000 g | ₹22.98 | Twenty Three Rupees |
| 8 Grams | 8.0000 g | ₹183.86 | One Hundred and Eighty Four Rupees |
| 10 Grams | 10.0000 g | ₹229.83 | Two Hundred and Thirty Rupees |
| 100 Grams | 100.0000 g | ₹2,298.26 | Two Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety Eight Rupees |
| 1 Kilogram | 1,000.0000 g | ₹22,982.64 | Twenty Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Three Rupees |
| 1 Ounce (oz) | 28.3495 g | ₹651.55 | Six Hundred and Fifty Two Rupees |
| 1 Troy Ounce | 31.1035 g | ₹714.84 | Seven Hundred and Fifteen Rupees |
| 1 Metric Ton | 1,000,000.0000 g | ₹22,982,641.00 | Two Crore Twenty Nine Lakh Eighty Two Thousand Six Hundred and Forty One Rupees |
The 2023 Export Controls: What Actually Happened
In 2023, China introduced export-licensing controls covering gallium and germanium. This was a genuine, publicly announced regulatory step — exporters became required to obtain licenses for shipments of these materials — and it was widely reported at the time as part of broader technology-trade tensions between major economies. It is fair and accurate to describe this as a real policy action; it would not be fair to speculate beyond that about specific volumes affected, or to state a firm outcome the controls produced, since those details sit outside what's reliably verifiable in general reference content.
Why a byproduct metal is especially exposed to this kind of policy
Here's the part that makes gallium's situation genuinely different from most metals: because it's a byproduct rather than a directly mined ore, new supply can't simply come online in response to a price signal the way a new copper mine eventually can. Building new gallium-recovery capacity requires tying it to someone else's aluminium or zinc processing operations — a slower, more constrained process. That structural rigidity is exactly why concentrated refining in one country carries more weight for gallium than it might for a more easily diversified commodity.
It's worth being clear-eyed about the framing here: this page is describing a real, documented policy action and a real, documented supply concentration — not predicting what China will do next, or what specific effect any future policy change might have on price.
Gallium Price — Last 10 Days
The most recent Gallium price on record (2026-09-17) is Twenty Three Rupees per gram. This is up by Less than One Rupees from the previous day's rate of ₹22.94.
| Date | Price (INR/g) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | ₹22.98 | +0.05 |
| 2026-09-16 | ₹22.94 | +0.01 |
| 2026-09-15 | ₹22.93 | +0.03 |
| 2026-09-14 | ₹22.90 | -0.16 |
| 2026-09-13 | ₹23.06 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-12 | ₹23.06 | +0.01 |
| 2026-09-11 | ₹23.04 | -0.01 |
| 2026-09-10 | ₹23.06 | +0.12 |
| 2026-09-09 | ₹22.94 | +0.09 |
| 2026-09-08 | ₹22.85 | — |
What This Means for Anyone Watching Gallium
Gallium's story sits at a genuine intersection of old-economy metallurgy and new-economy geopolitics. It's a byproduct of aluminium and zinc processing — about as unglamorous an industrial origin as exists — and yet it's become a recurring name in serious conversations about semiconductor supply chains and critical-minerals trade policy, precisely because of how concentrated its refining is and because of a real regulatory event that put it on the map.
For anyone trying to reason about where gallium's price could head from here, this policy dimension is one input among several — alongside byproduct supply economics and semiconductor demand cycles, covered in more depth on the site's what affects gallium price page. None of these factors, individually or combined, support a confident, specific price prediction, which is why this site avoids making one.
Why China Controls Gallium Supply — FAQs
Gallium is recovered as a byproduct of bauxite (aluminium ore) and zinc ore processing, and China operates a very large share of the world's aluminium and zinc refining capacity, along with dedicated gallium-recovery and refining operations. That combination has made it the overwhelmingly dominant global refiner of gallium.
In 2023, China introduced export-licensing controls covering gallium and germanium — a real, publicly announced policy requiring exporters to obtain licenses for shipments of these materials. This was a genuine regulatory action, widely reported at the time, tied to broader technology-trade tensions between major economies.
It is more accurate to describe it as export-licensing controls rather than an outright ban — exporters are required to obtain approval for shipments rather than being unconditionally prohibited from exporting. This page states the general nature of the policy factually and avoids speculating on specific volumes approved, denied, or affected, since those details go beyond what is reliably verifiable in general reference content.
Because gallium is a byproduct rather than a directly mined metal, alternative supply doesn't come online quickly just because prices rise elsewhere — someone would need to build new byproduct-recovery capacity tied to their own aluminium or zinc processing. That slower, more constrained response is part of why concentrated refining in one country carries more structural weight for gallium than it might for a metal with easier-to-develop alternative sources.
It's a genuine factor among several that can influence gallium's reference rate, currently ₹22.98 per gram as of September 17, 2026. This page does not attempt to isolate how much of any specific price move is attributable to trade policy versus other factors like semiconductor demand or byproduct supply — see the site's what affects gallium price page for the fuller picture.
