Medical network - on November 21, 2016 years ago in the third quarter, China medical equipment import and export amounted to $29.127 billion, up 2.95% from a year earlier. Among them, exports was $15.33 billion, fell 1.46% year on year, is the first time in nearly five years of exports fell; Exports rose 6.52% from a year; Export prices fell 7.49% year on year. Medical equipment export trade general export growth, the competitive price.

September 1, 2016, in every sector of medical equipment products, in addition to the export of dental equipment and materials prices rose 7.37% year-on-year, mid-range products in the field of medical dressings, disposable supplies, health supplies, as well as in the diagnosis and treatment of hospital equipment in the field of high-end products export prices fell broadly, including medical dressings export prices fell by 11.71% year-on-year.

Exports of medical equipment in China 2016 years ago in the third quarter's achievements is not easy. Because the world economic recovery is weak, resulting in a decline in market demand. Among them, the our country medical apparatus and instruments of the "export", the market demand to a certain extent, "drag" overall exports of medical equipment in China. In addition, the trade protectionism looked up, individual countries or raise barriers to entry, or increase the frequency regulation, input restricts our country medical equipment products. Such as the United States, the European Union and other countries or regions of our country medical dressings and other products to improve the market access standard, intensify the supervision, causes our country medical dressings, especially in the second category of medical equipment products for European and American market access harder, cause our country medical equipment products in the international market competition, the price down.

Cic advisory issued by the China medical equipment industry in 2017-2021 investment analysis and prospect forecast report pointed out that with the domestic medical equipment quality stability and the improvement of brand effect, is expected to China's medical equipment export can also maintain a single-digit growth. In 2016 is expected to medical devices in China's foreign trade volume is expected to exceed $40 billion.