On 18 October 2023, NMPA released NMPA Integrated Division Publicly Solicits Opinions on <Management Requirements for Temporary Import and Use of Clinically Urgent Medical Devices in Healthcare Institutions (Draft for Public Comment)>, which is now open for public comment, and feedback can be provided by email before 15 November. more…
Overall situation
In the first half of 2023, the total import and export trade of China’s monitoring equipment was 388 million US dollars, an increase of 5.42%. Among them, the export value was 108 million US dollars, an increase of 38.19%; Imports amounted to US $280 million, down 3.38% year on yea
Figure 1 Total import and export volume and growth rate of China’s guardianship equipment in the first half of 2023 (unit: USD 100 million). more…
Recently, the NMPA approved the innovative product registration application of “X-ray Computer Tomography Equipment” produced by Siemens Medical Co., LTD., the registration certificate number is “National Instrument Registration 20233060455”. This is also the 232nd innovative medical device product approved by the NMPA, no official announcement has yet been made as to which Siemens CT innovation, the NMPA said that it will strengthen the supervision of the product after the market to protect the safety of patients. more…
On October 12, the Department of Planning Development and Information Technology of the National Health Commission released the statistical communique on the development of China’s health industry in 2022, which also gave the industry a glimpse of the development of health in 2022. more…
Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance issued the List of Common Problems in Government Procurement (hereinafter referred to as the List), listing 64 types of prohibited situations in government procurement activities, and a number of restrictions on domestic and illegal procurement of imported equipment are also included. more…
Financing overview
From 2018 to 2022, from the point of view of the number of financing, the number of financing trends in the field of high-value consumables in China was as follows, the total number of financing was 782, an average of about 156 per year, and the total number of financing in the field of high-value consumables was 72 from January to September in 2023, down 31.43% from January to September last year. more…
Core Summary
In the first half of 2023, China’s import and export trade of medical devices totaled 48.161 billion US dollars, down 18.12% year-on-year. Among them, the export value was 23.632 billion US dollars, down 31% year-on-year; Imports amounted to US $24.529 billion, down 0.17% year-on-year. In more…