Determining the Price of Minerals

A Transfer Pricing Framework for Lithium

In the mining sector, government revenue depends on mineral products being priced and measured accurately. This can be especially complex for semi-processed minerals such as lithium, which is primarily used for battery production. The schedule presented in this report applies the mineral pricing framework – as documented in the joint OECD/IGF work Determining the Price of Minerals: A Transfer Pricing Framework – to identify the primary economic factors that influence the price of lithium in applying the Comparable Uncontrolled Price method and ensure that developing countries are able to tax lithium exports appropriately.

12 Aug 2024 46 pages English Also available in: Spanish, French

https://doi.org/10.1787/a607ff0a-en

Author(s): OECD and Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development