Trade margin on medical devices

6 Oct 2019 We have been specifically seeking trade margin caps on devices notified as drugs. The Indian government needs to take policy decisions to give 

13 Aug 2018 Medical device industry caught in US-China trade war particularly when margins are so tight in all hospital facilities in the U.S.,” Hope said. advantage to importers of Medical Devices by attempting to equate prices of importers with Domestic Manufacturers and the MRP as basis of Trade Margin  Are you experiencing unnecessary losses which are cutting into your margins? Today's global medical devices industry is changing fast. Healthcare providers  26 May 2016 Unfortunately, many medical device companies can't avoid these industry changes and must strategize to improve their margins from a different  Medical devices trade margins likely to be capped at 30% The government seems to have found a middle ground between demands of the domestic industry and global MNCs investment. While it has decided to abandon the price cap regime for medical devices (as in the case of stents and knee implants), a limit of 30% trade margin on medical devices is likely to be approved soon, the same people said. Rationalization of trade margins of medical devices may reduce MRP by 73 %. Margin controls would permit manufacturers of medical devices to continue to innovate and compete based on the value of the technology. The main aim of rationalisation of trade margins in medical devices should be not only to help consumers, but also allow rationalised and reasonable profits for traders, importers, distributors,

26 Sep 2019 Meanwhile, the government is also working on rules for rationalising the trade margins for medical devices that have been categorised as 

17 Oct 2019 Brazil's medical devices are regulated by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), with both ANVISA and the National  29 Jun 2018 Government invites stakeholder views on its recently rolled out Consultation Paper on rationalizing Trade Margins in Medical Devices. 13 Aug 2018 Medical device industry caught in US-China trade war particularly when margins are so tight in all hospital facilities in the U.S.,” Hope said. advantage to importers of Medical Devices by attempting to equate prices of importers with Domestic Manufacturers and the MRP as basis of Trade Margin  Are you experiencing unnecessary losses which are cutting into your margins? Today's global medical devices industry is changing fast. Healthcare providers  26 May 2016 Unfortunately, many medical device companies can't avoid these industry changes and must strategize to improve their margins from a different  Medical devices trade margins likely to be capped at 30% The government seems to have found a middle ground between demands of the domestic industry and global MNCs investment. While it has decided to abandon the price cap regime for medical devices (as in the case of stents and knee implants), a limit of 30% trade margin on medical devices is likely to be approved soon, the same people said.

25 Jun 2018 Thinktank NITI-Aayog's efforts to rationalise trade margin for those medical devices that are not under any form of price control has been 

While there has been more or less a consensus on the concept of regulation of Trade margin on medical devices (as distinct from trade margins in pharmaceutical products) as also on the quantum of the margins ; there is a debate on the location of the “First Point of Sale” (from where to calculate the Trade Margins?) in case of imported medical devices. “While the NITI-Aayog is pushing for rationalising trade margin gained by distributors for medical devices, no studies on research or costing for these medical devices have been commissioned. Also any effort to rationalise trade margin without a ceiling or price cap, The main aim of rationalisation of trade margins in medical devices should be not only to help consumers, but also allow rationalised and reasonable profits for traders, importers, distributors, Rework trade margin plan on medical devices: PMO to Niti Aayog. Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AIMED), which represents Indian medical device companies, wrote a letter to PMO on August 27 stating that “not only retailers and hospitals” but the importers too “enjoy irrational margins in the supply chain”. Albeit, India is considering trade margin rationalisation as an alternative mechanism to price control, the medical device industry is concerned whether the calculation will be balanced and agreeable. 8th June 2018 Rationalization of Trade Margins in Medical Devices – A Consultation Paper. Medical devices industry has been growing at a rapid pace and is currently estimated to have a market size of $ 10 billion. It is likely to reach a size of $ 20 billion in next couple of years. The American medical devices industry has been asking India to do away with price caps on all medical devices. Trade margin is the difference between the price at which overseas or Indian

8 Feb 2020 While it has decided to abandon the price cap regime for medical devices (as in the case of stents and knee implants), a limit of 30% trade margin 

6 Oct 2019 We have been specifically seeking trade margin caps on devices notified as drugs. The Indian government needs to take policy decisions to give  26 Sep 2019 Meanwhile, the government is also working on rules for rationalising the trade margins for medical devices that have been categorised as  29 Aug 2018 India is set to cap trade margins on medical devices, abandoning the current price control mechanism, as it seeks to curb profiteering as well as  6 Jul 2018 Ramifications of rationalizing trade margins of medical devices from landed cost will have a catastrophic impact on Indian export. 23 Aug 2018 The NITI Aayog has recommended to cap trade margin at 65% for medical devices, abandoning the current price control mechanism. This will 

The main aim of rationalisation of trade margins in medical devices should be not only to help consumers, but also allow rationalised and reasonable profits for traders, importers, distributors,

9 Feb 2020 The government is of the view that the maximum retail price (MRP) of a device should be decided by adding the trade margin to the price at the  9 Jul 2018 Hyderabad: The Centre is considering rationalising trade margins for medical devices as capping their prices has not proved to be beneficial to  6 Oct 2019 We have been specifically seeking trade margin caps on devices notified as drugs. The Indian government needs to take policy decisions to give 

The American medical devices industry has been asking India to do away with price caps on all medical devices. Trade margin is the difference between the price at which overseas or Indian While hailing government’s move to rationalize and cap trade margins in medical devices to achieve the overall goal of affordable healthcare for all by making all critical and lifesaving medical devices available at affordable prices, Rajiv Nath, Forum Coordinator of Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD), strongly emphasized that if the government plans to bring down prices Trade margins on medical devices including stents, knee implants set to be capped at 65% in India According to Niti Aayog’s formula, the maximum retail price (MRP) of a device will be decided by The medical devices sector wants the government to bring in the trade margin rationalisation for its products, as the industry also looks for a single regulatory authority, according to the medical technology division of the CII (Confederation of Indian Industries).