Business Club August 3 After the United States, the European Union and Japan, China has now become South Africa's fourth largest exporter of medical devices. As one of the “BRIC countriesâ€, South Africa has the potential to become a new export market for key medical devices in China.
As a pure importer of medical devices, South Africa has not yet established a complete medical device industrial system. Basically, most medical devices and hospital equipment need to be imported from overseas. The amount of medical device imports in South Africa has been relatively stable. In 2006, South Africa imported more than 800 million U.S. dollars worth of medical equipment and hospital equipment products. In the following two years, although it was affected by the international financial crisis, it still maintained annual imports of medical equipment and hospital equipment worth 800 million to 900 million U.S. dollars.
More restrictions on imported products
Compared with developed countries, the South African government's regulations for the import of medical devices are not very strict. In fact, so far, South Africa lacks a comprehensive set of rules and regulations for product management of medical devices. For South African medical or medical device importers, the South African Ministry of Health is all the way to green light as long as it is a device product approved by the US FDA or EU. As for non-U.S. or EU-produced medical device products, South Africa's Ministry of Health will generally release it as long as it meets U.S. or EU standards. The exception is electromagnetic diagnostic imaging apparatus or radiology equipment products, must be approved by the South African Ministry of Health, and registered in the local authorities can enter the South African market.
A few years ago, the Ministry of Health of South Africa introduced a new policy that only recognizes electronic medical device products approved by the European Union to enter the South African market, while electronic medical device products produced in the United States cannot enter the South African market. This approach is puzzling. According to foreign media analysis, South Africa's exclusion of US electronic medical device products, to a large extent with the United States a large number of electronic medical device products, although very popular in the United States local market, but it is not suitable for South Africa The special national conditions related to market demand.
The South African Ministry of Health stated in 2007 that the following electronic medical device products must not enter the South African market, including: any “sunlamp†that can make the skin darker; any kind of electronic lighting device with a hyperthermia effect; any An extra-oral hyperthermia device; any kind of high-intensity mercury vapor lamp; any kind of UV lamp. South Africa is full of bright sunshine and high temperatures all year round. The vast majority of residents are black. Therefore, the South African government has legislation that prohibits the import of medical equipment such as sun lamps that can make the skin black.
Secondly, the South African government is particularly strict with the management of certain electronic devices that can emit electron beams, neutron beams, and ion beams. For example, a regulation published by the Ministry of Health of South Africa in 2007 stipulates that any device type product capable of generating X-rays, ion beams, electron currents or other particle beam radiation, electron microscopes, and electrons equipped with cathode ray devices with a voltage exceeding 15 kV Acceptance of equipment products, cold cathode tubes that generate X-rays, etc., are all included in the “Hazardous Medical Device Products†for management.
In addition, equipment products that can generate microwave, radio wave, or low-frequency electromagnetic radiation are also listed in the “List of Dangerous Medical Devices Productsâ€. These products mainly include: medical microwave ovens, medical microwave hyperthermia devices, short-wave hyperthermia devices, electronic surgical instruments, neuro-muscular electrical stimulators, medical magnetic stimulators, radio frequency transmitters with output power exceeding 200W, and low-frequency generating devices. and many more. This list includes a variety of equipment products exported by China to South Africa. Therefore, domestic exporters of medical device products must carefully study the catalogue of dangerous medical device products formulated by the South African Ministry of Health and related regulations, and formulate countermeasures in time to avoid such exports. The product was subject to South African Customs seizure or return treatment causing significant economic losses.
Surtax on all imported products
South Africa imposes no tariffs on most medical device products entering the country. However, there are exceptions, such as the use of large quantities of low-value consumables, non-woven medical textiles, and transfusion/transfusion plastic bags in some hospital laboratories, which impose a tariff of 10% of the total value of the product. In addition, all medical device products entering the South African market are subject to a surcharge on products, and their tax rates are divided into several categories according to the value and grade of the product. Since these products involve medical device manufacturers that produce large quantities of medical device products in China, domestic manufacturers are expected to carefully study the new regulations of the South African Ministry of Health to avoid changes in tax rates affecting the export efficiency of products.
South Africa is a big producer of gold and an exporter of gold. Since the beginning of last year, the price of gold in the international market has skyrocketed, making the South African government’s fiscal revenue soar. According to statistics, in 2010, the amount of medical equipment and equipment imported from South Africa soared by 30%, amounting to approximately US$1.1 billion. Some international consulting companies predict that by 2012, the total value of South African medical device imports will reach a scale of US$1.2 billion. It now appears that South Africa can achieve this expected target this year, which is also a big advantage for China’s medical device exporters. news.
Chinese manufacturers should increase their efforts in the development of the medical device market in South Africa. Once local governments in South Africa have the intention to improve the medical conditions in local rural hospitals, Chinese manufacturers should launch high-market competition on the basis of a careful study of what equipment products are required by local hospitals. The force of medical device products, thereby further expanding the share of China's medical device products in the South African market.
As a pure importer of medical devices, South Africa has not yet established a complete medical device industrial system. Basically, most medical devices and hospital equipment need to be imported from overseas. The amount of medical device imports in South Africa has been relatively stable. In 2006, South Africa imported more than 800 million U.S. dollars worth of medical equipment and hospital equipment products. In the following two years, although it was affected by the international financial crisis, it still maintained annual imports of medical equipment and hospital equipment worth 800 million to 900 million U.S. dollars.
More restrictions on imported products
Compared with developed countries, the South African government's regulations for the import of medical devices are not very strict. In fact, so far, South Africa lacks a comprehensive set of rules and regulations for product management of medical devices. For South African medical or medical device importers, the South African Ministry of Health is all the way to green light as long as it is a device product approved by the US FDA or EU. As for non-U.S. or EU-produced medical device products, South Africa's Ministry of Health will generally release it as long as it meets U.S. or EU standards. The exception is electromagnetic diagnostic imaging apparatus or radiology equipment products, must be approved by the South African Ministry of Health, and registered in the local authorities can enter the South African market.
A few years ago, the Ministry of Health of South Africa introduced a new policy that only recognizes electronic medical device products approved by the European Union to enter the South African market, while electronic medical device products produced in the United States cannot enter the South African market. This approach is puzzling. According to foreign media analysis, South Africa's exclusion of US electronic medical device products, to a large extent with the United States a large number of electronic medical device products, although very popular in the United States local market, but it is not suitable for South Africa The special national conditions related to market demand.
The South African Ministry of Health stated in 2007 that the following electronic medical device products must not enter the South African market, including: any “sunlamp†that can make the skin darker; any kind of electronic lighting device with a hyperthermia effect; any An extra-oral hyperthermia device; any kind of high-intensity mercury vapor lamp; any kind of UV lamp. South Africa is full of bright sunshine and high temperatures all year round. The vast majority of residents are black. Therefore, the South African government has legislation that prohibits the import of medical equipment such as sun lamps that can make the skin black.
Secondly, the South African government is particularly strict with the management of certain electronic devices that can emit electron beams, neutron beams, and ion beams. For example, a regulation published by the Ministry of Health of South Africa in 2007 stipulates that any device type product capable of generating X-rays, ion beams, electron currents or other particle beam radiation, electron microscopes, and electrons equipped with cathode ray devices with a voltage exceeding 15 kV Acceptance of equipment products, cold cathode tubes that generate X-rays, etc., are all included in the “Hazardous Medical Device Products†for management.
In addition, equipment products that can generate microwave, radio wave, or low-frequency electromagnetic radiation are also listed in the “List of Dangerous Medical Devices Productsâ€. These products mainly include: medical microwave ovens, medical microwave hyperthermia devices, short-wave hyperthermia devices, electronic surgical instruments, neuro-muscular electrical stimulators, medical magnetic stimulators, radio frequency transmitters with output power exceeding 200W, and low-frequency generating devices. and many more. This list includes a variety of equipment products exported by China to South Africa. Therefore, domestic exporters of medical device products must carefully study the catalogue of dangerous medical device products formulated by the South African Ministry of Health and related regulations, and formulate countermeasures in time to avoid such exports. The product was subject to South African Customs seizure or return treatment causing significant economic losses.
Surtax on all imported products
South Africa imposes no tariffs on most medical device products entering the country. However, there are exceptions, such as the use of large quantities of low-value consumables, non-woven medical textiles, and transfusion/transfusion plastic bags in some hospital laboratories, which impose a tariff of 10% of the total value of the product. In addition, all medical device products entering the South African market are subject to a surcharge on products, and their tax rates are divided into several categories according to the value and grade of the product. Since these products involve medical device manufacturers that produce large quantities of medical device products in China, domestic manufacturers are expected to carefully study the new regulations of the South African Ministry of Health to avoid changes in tax rates affecting the export efficiency of products.
South Africa is a big producer of gold and an exporter of gold. Since the beginning of last year, the price of gold in the international market has skyrocketed, making the South African government’s fiscal revenue soar. According to statistics, in 2010, the amount of medical equipment and equipment imported from South Africa soared by 30%, amounting to approximately US$1.1 billion. Some international consulting companies predict that by 2012, the total value of South African medical device imports will reach a scale of US$1.2 billion. It now appears that South Africa can achieve this expected target this year, which is also a big advantage for China’s medical device exporters. news.
Chinese manufacturers should increase their efforts in the development of the medical device market in South Africa. Once local governments in South Africa have the intention to improve the medical conditions in local rural hospitals, Chinese manufacturers should launch high-market competition on the basis of a careful study of what equipment products are required by local hospitals. The force of medical device products, thereby further expanding the share of China's medical device products in the South African market.
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