A TECHNO-ECONOMIC NEWS MAGAZINE FOR MEDICAL PLASTICS AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Our 10th Year of Publication
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In recent years, imported products accounted for a comparatively larger part of China’s domestic market.

Market of great potential for imported products

Broad domestic market for medical products: The national medical appliance market has witnessed an annual sales volume of US$6.6 billion in 2000, which still remains increasing trend.

Favourable factors for introducing imported medical appliances

These factors include :

- Release of import restrictions: Chinese government has promised

to fully open the import market for medical appliances in 2003 and to reduce the tariff from current 10.5% to 4.5% in 2005, thus to free foreign products from various trade barriers.

- Development of medical & hygiene undertakings: With the restructuring of facilities in the existing 175 thousand domestic medical institutions, the national market for medical appliances and equipment is surely promising in the future.

The Right Show

As a medical industrial exhibition famous in Asia and most influential in China, China Med is an annual event, being successfully held for 14 times since 1989. It is not only promoted China’s economic development but played an important role in the cooperation with and development of international medical industry as well. China Med 2003 is the right chance for you to enter China market.

Proven track record in 2002

  • Number of exhibitors: 311

  • Number of participating countries & regions: 17 (Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, UK, Taiwan and Hong Kong SAR.)

  • Site transaction: USD35 million

  • Exhibition area: 15,100 sq.m.

  • Number of visitors: 43,000

Strong Organizers Joining Hands

The 15th International Medical Instruments and Equipment Exhibition (China Med 2003) is expected to get unremitting supports from the world’s No.1 exhibition for International Medical Instruments and Equipment in Germany (MEDICA), which is a grand gathering for medical professionals from worldwide with a history of over 30 years since the establishment and being held annually the Exhibition Center of Dusseldorf, Germany. The last exhibition attracted more than 3,600 exhibitors and 127,000 visitors from worldwide, boosting an exhibition area of nearly 110,000 sqm. As the largest and most influential exhibition for medical instruments and equipment in the world, MEDICA has been regarded as the symbol of new technologies and renovation in global medical industry.

Messe Dusseldorf China Ltd, one of the organizers of China Med 2003, is the subsidiary of Messe Dusseldorf GmbH – the organizer of MEDICA. The join of Messe Dusseldorf China Ltd ensures the provision of the same standard services as in the world No.1 MEDICA for exhibitors and visitors both in and abroad.

The cooperation between most competitive Chinese organisers and the rich-experienced Messe Dusseldorf China Ltd promises to forge China Med 2003 into the world’s first class exhibition for medical instruments and equipment in China.

CHINA MED-THE MOST INFULENTIAL MEDICAL SHOW IN CHINA

This is the 15th year that CHINA MED has been held after its successes in the past 14 years. With the annual growing of exhibitors’ number and volume generated on site, CHINA MED has becoming the biggest and one of the most influential medical instruments and equipment show in China. It has already established a worldwide reputation in the medical equipment industry and attracts most of the famous brands and regular quality target visitors. CHINA MED 2002 will be the excellent opportunity for you to explore Chinese market.

(Ref courtesy: web links www.amcham-china.org.cn/publications/white/2002/en-23.htm / www.tradeport.org/ts/countries/china/isa/isar0026.html)

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