Classification Of Medical Consumables

The "Customs Import and Export Tax of the People's Republic of China" expressly stipulates that optical, photographic, film, measurement, inspection, medical or surgical instruments and equipment, clocks, musical instruments, parts and accessories are classified as category 18 (22 categories in total), involving medical related Commodities are further subdivided into electrical medical devices and instruments, mechanical therapy appliances, orthopedic appliances, radiological appliances, teaching demonstration appliances, etc.; and medical consumables are included as accessories.

At this stage, the country does not have a unified classification standard for medical consumables. First, the supervisors of small and medium-sized hospitals classify them according to their work experience; second, they are classified according to manufacturer standards, which vary from factory to factory; and third, they are completely classified in accordance with the State Food and Drug Administration and the local Food and Drug Administration. The names of the issued registration certificates are classified; fourth, the hospital supervisor refers to the classification catalog of the State Food and Drug Administration to gather all the registered names of the products, plus personal work experience and the general name of the consumables by clinicians, as well as the manufacturer’s name for the product. For product names, re-categorize all products and code them.