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From January 1, China’s new export-licensing regime will take effect, which would place state oversight over roughly 121 million ounces of silver shipped abroad each year. As a result, an estimated 60%–70% of the world’s refined silver traded across borders will now need explicit approval from Beijing before it can be exported.
China will tighten control over the global silver trade from January 1, 2026, with the rollout of a new export licensing regime that is expected to sharply curb overseas shipments of the metal. Under the new framework, silver exporters must secure government licences, which will be issued mainly to a small pool of large, state-approved firms. The move is likely to significantly restrict the outbound supply at a time when the global silver market is already stretched.
Silver prices have surged about 150% this year, rising from around Rs 90,500 per kilogram at the start of 2025 to more than Rs 2.32 lakh per kilogram by year-end.
