Home?Medical Equipment? Encounter bottlenecks in the import customs clearance of medical equipment? The way for professional agents to break the situation
As special commodities, imported medical equipment need to meet a dual - regulatory system: they belong toMedical Equipmentthe regulatory scope and are also involved in the inspection and quarantine of imported commodities. After the implementation of the new version of the Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices in 2025, the registration cycle of Class II equipment has been extended to 18 months, and Class III equipment also needs to complete the clinical trial filing. Professional agency companies usually establisha country - specific access databaseand update the differences in certification requirements of various countries in real - time:
For NMPA registration in China, a biological evaluation report needs to be submitted
For FDA 510(k) certification in the United States, performance comparison data are required
For CE certification in the European Union, technical documents (Technical File) must be equipped
The four key stages of the customs clearance process
When a top - three - level hospital purchased a 1.5T magnetic resonance equipment from Germany in 2025, due to the lack of pre - classification pre - confirmation, the customs clearance was delayed by 27 days. The standard operation process of professional agents includes:
Pre - review stage
Check the consistency between the medical device registration certificate and the customs declaration purpose
Confirm the correlation between the commodity code and the import tax rate
Declaration phase
Simultaneously declare the sanitary quarantine approval form for special items
The transportation of precision medical equipment needs to be constructedThree - dimensional protection system: The plan designed by an agency company for the transportation of linear accelerators shows that the cost of combined sea, land and air transportation is 42% lower than that of pure... and the cargo damage rate is controlled below 0.3%:Air TransportationConstant - temperature transportation: Maintain a temperature control of 22±2℃ throughout the journey
Shock - proof packaging: Adopt a three - level buffer system
Real - time monitoring: Transmit positioning data every 30 minutes
Three golden section points of cost control
Full - cost model
Successfully handled by professional agencyIt can reduce the comprehensive cost by 15% - 28%. When a provincial - level hospital purchased CT equipment, the agency company saved 1.73 million yuan through the following measures:Tariff optimization: Utilize the tariff reduction catalog of free trade agreements
Logistics integration: Consolidated cargo transportation to reduce unit costs
Equipment delivery is not the end of service. High - quality agents provide
Full - life - cycle management: The files established by an agency company in Shanghai for imported ventilators show that regular maintenance can extend the service life of the equipment by 40%:License renewal: Start the registration update 6 months in advance
Spare parts supply: Establish an emergency spare parts warehouse
Technical upgrade: Connect to the original factory software update service
In the professional field of medical equipment import, choosing an agent with dual qualifications of medical device business license and AEO certification can increase the customs clearance efficiency by more than 50%. The value of a professional institution not only lies in process operation, but also in
Forward - looking anticipation of technical regulationsEmergency handling of sudden risksandcapabilities, which are the key guarantees for the purchaser to achieve the strategic goal of equipment introduction.Five minefields that medical equipment import agents must avoid