From the workshop to the global export of Fujian medical instruments and equipment, there is an acceleration
On April 24th, walking into the high standard production workshop of Xiamen Weijia Sports Equipment Co., Ltd., rows of high-precision automation equipment are operating at full capacity, and the robotic arms are precisely connected. After rigorous processes such as molding, fine cleaning, and sterile packaging, batches of high-performance medical devices are quickly taken offline and ready for shipment.
In recent years, Fujian has steadily expanded its export scale of medical instruments and equipment with its complete industrial chain supporting facilities and continuously improving research and development innovation capabilities. From a single category dominated by massage equipment in the early days, to a diversified product matrix covering rehabilitation therapy equipment, ward nursing equipment, treatment equipment and other fields, Fujian's medical equipment industry has achieved a leap from "manufacturing" to "intelligent manufacturing".
According to Xiamen Customs statistics, in the first quarter of this year, Fujian Province exported medical instruments and equipment worth 1.64 billion yuan, with overall export quality rising and prices stable, and the trend of high-quality development further emerging. Among them, the export of massage equipment was 1.06 billion yuan, accounting for 64.6% of the total export value of medical instruments and equipment in Fujian Province during the same period; The parts and accessories of color ultrasound diagnostic equipment, other respiratory equipment, and gas masks were exported for 30 million yuan and 20 million yuan respectively, an increase of 3.2 times and 32.9% year-on-year. In addition, stethoscopes, endoscopes, and other hearing diagnostic devices increased by 12.2 times, 19.0 times, and 23.5 times respectively year-on-year.
From the perspective of export markets, the export of medical instruments and equipment from Fujian Province to Europe and Southeast Asia amounted to 380 million yuan and 230 million yuan respectively, with year-on-year growth of 6.5% and 12.2%, respectively; Exports to Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa amounted to 70 million yuan, 30 million yuan, and 10 million yuan, respectively, with year-on-year growth of 22.0%, 12.9%, and 50.9%, respectively. During the same period, exports to other BRICS member countries amounted to 200 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.1 times.
From the perspective of enterprise entities, in the first quarter, private enterprises in Fujian Province exported medical equipment worth 1.06 billion yuan, accounting for 64.6% of the total export value of medical equipment and devices in Fujian Province during the same period. Foreign invested enterprises exported 560 million yuan, accounting for 34.1%.
Xiamen Weijia Sports Equipment Co., Ltd. is a company specializing in the manufacturing of mechanical therapy and ward nursing equipment, with products selling well in the European and American markets. Peng Qiaohong, the person in charge of Xiamen Weijia Sports Equipment Co., Ltd., stated that in the first quarter of this year, the company's export value has exceeded 18.96 million yuan, demonstrating stronger competitiveness in obtaining overseas orders and a more stable and efficient export pace.
Medical devices, as high-end manufacturing products related to life and health, have extremely high barriers to entry into the international market. To assist in the export of medical devices produced in Fujian, Xiamen Customs has closely followed the demand for industrial transformation and upgrading, formed a team of technical and trade experts, closely monitored changes in regulations in major markets such as Europe and America, established a dynamic warning mechanism, and pushed risk information in a timely manner; Draw a detailed "export full process guidance map" to assist enterprises in improving their quality management system, ensuring that the entire process of product design and development to finished product export complies with international standards, and enhancing their core competitiveness in responding to international trade challenges. At the same time, we will continue to optimize the entire chain supervision mode, and combine convenient measures such as "advance declaration, appointment inspection, and priority release" to provide "7 × 24-hour" customs clearance guarantee, effectively reducing the logistics and time costs of enterprises, and ensuring that high value-added medical devices can be delivered to global orders at the fastest speed.