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Exports of medical equipment in the first quarter increase

Exports of medical equipment in the first quarter increase 

Shenzhen Customs yesterday said the first quarter of this year, Shenzhen port of export of medical apparatus and instruments:include oxygen concentrator 170 million U.S. dollars, compared with 23.4 percent the same period last year, exports of medical equipment a better overall growth momentum. However, statistics show that exports of medical equipment prices much lower than import prices, domestic manufacturers ability to compete in the international market need to be strengthened.

Shenzhen port's exports to the U.S. by 44.9%

Customs statistics show that the first quarter of Shenzhen Port of medical instruments and equipment to the general trade exports 100 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 16.8 percent, accounting for the same period in the Shenzhen Port of medical apparatus and instruments total exports (the same below) of 60.2%; exports of processing trade in 5783 million, an increase of 37% over the same period last year to speed up more than 19 percentage points, accounting for 34.5%.

Major export markets for the United States and the European Union, Latin America, ASEAN, such as maintain a rapid growth in emerging markets. The first quarter, exports to the United States Shenzhen Port of medical instruments and equipment 43,440,000 U.S. dollars, an increase of 44.9%; of EU exports 31,390,000 U.S. dollars, down 3.5%; on Hong Kong's exports and re-export of 21.73 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 37.3%. Exports of the three Total 96,560,000 U.S. dollars, accounting for 56.8%. Over the same period, Latin America and the ASEAN exports were 13.83 million U.S. dollars, 8.37 million U.S. dollars, increased by 44.9% and 27.7%.

Customs and Excise Department claims that, despite the current global financial crisis, but the international market for medical equipment spending more rigid, the world's medical equipment market, overall sales to a quarter of exports of medical equipment in Shenzhen Port in the overall decline in import and export conditions, contrarian maintained rapid growth momentum.

Customs recommends that countries give priority to the purchase of domestic medical device

However, domestic exports of medical devices, there is still a variety of low-end large-scale, high-end varieties in the international market while also occupy a certain share, the overall level of R & D, compared with Europe and the United States is still lagging behind other developed countries, and Many of them did not own intellectual property rights.

Customs recommends that the use of medical reform of the machine, the state medical profession should be encouraged to give priority to the purchase of domestic medical devices, and actively support the enterprises to strengthen the field of high-end medical equipment R & D and investment, and guide enterprises to improve their capability of independent innovation, to create their own brands. In addition, related businesses in expanding the domestic market at the same time Europe and the United States should actively consolidate the traditional market, and vigorously explore new international markets, the production of medical equipment to upgrade the international competitiveness of enterprises.
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