First, the conclusion: there is no uniform answer to "how much is agarwood per gram" — the grades span an extremely wide range. Public market rates are roughly: cultivated plantation material tens to hundreds of yuan per gram, Sin Chew sinking-grade material about 1000–3000 yuan/gram, Hui An wild sinking-grade material about 3000–10000 yuan/gram, and top-grade wild qinan(kyara) from several thousand to tens of thousands of yuan per gram. The table below is a quick reference, subject to market fluctuation and for reference only; each piece is priced individually.
| Grade | Typical category | Reference price per gram (yuan/gram) | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry-level daily use | Cultivated agarwood material, cultivated incense sticks | Tens–hundreds | Beginner experience, daily burning |
| Entry-level wearing | Sin Chew floating/semi-sinking material, cultivated bracelets | 50–500 | First agarwood bracelet |
| Mid-range wearing | Sin Chew sinking-grade material, Darat/Malino material | 1000–3000 | Incense enthusiasts' personal use, advanced appreciation |
| High-end appreciation | Hui An wild sinking-grade material, Nha Trang material | 3000–10000 | Veteran collectors, important gifts |
| Wild collectibles | Complete wild sinking-grade old material, Hainan wild material | From 6000–12000 | Collector, investment use |
| Qinan (Kyara) beginner | Cultivated qinan | 500–2000 | Newcomers wanting to experience qinan aroma |
| Qinan advanced | Sinking-grade floating qinan, core production area qinan | 2000–8000 | Experienced incense enthusiasts, light collectors |
| Qinan collection | Wild sinking-grade qinan | 8000–30000 | Professional collectors |
| Top-grade qinan | Century-old wild material, heirloom qinan | Tens of thousands of yuan per gram | High-end collection, auction grade |
Two reminders. First,The "price per gram" and "price per string" of a bracelet are two different things: For a 20-gram sinking-grade qinan bracelet, besides the raw material price per gram, you also need to account for the yield rate of finished beads—often only 20-30% remains after removing defects, so the finished string price is far higher than the raw material price per gram multiplied by weight. Second, the table above is based on raw material standards,retail end adds authentication, craftsmanship, and channel costs, and it is common for goods of the same grade to sell at two or three different prices through different channels.
The complete logic behind the price — why a slight difference in oil content means a price gap of several times, and why wild material rises every year — see《Why agarwood is expensive》, that is the pillar article of this cluster, covering cost breakdown.
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It depends on the tier: for daily burning, plantation material costs tens to a few hundred yuan per gram; for personal-use bracelets, the mainstream is Sin Chew sinking-grade material at about 1,000–3,000 yuan/gram; for gifting and collecting, look at Hui'an wild material at 3,000–10,000 yuan/gram. The so-called "reasonable" is a price within the corresponding tier range where the actual item matches the description. Prices follow the market and are for reference only.
That is artificially planted material or low-oil-content floating material, with a single aroma and a short resin-formation period. It is also real agarwood, just a lower tier. Under the name agarwood, goods genuinely exist from tens of yuan to tens of thousands of yuan per gram; discussing gram price apart from the actual item is meaningless — behind the price gap are the degree of resin formation, production area, authenticity, and channel.
Not reliable — it's a common sales pitch. Agarwood's gram price refers to raw material price, while a bracelet must be calculated as a finished string: after carving and removing flaws, the finished yield is often only 20–30%, and craftsmanship, string, and fittings all cost money. The correct way to ask is directly, "How much is this string?", then compare the gram price and the total bead weight to estimate the material cost, and you'll have a clear idea.
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