EU Bars Chinese Firms From €60 Billion Medical Device Tenders Over €5 Million; China Retaliates With $6.3 Million Import Curbs

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Updated Jul 6, 2025, 11:05 AM

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The European Union has implemented a ban on Chinese companies from participating in public tenders for medical devices valued over €5 million ($5.7 million). This decision, effective from June 20, 2025, affects contracts worth approximately €60 billion ($68.9 billion) annually and covers a wide range of healthcare products including surgical masks and X-ray machines. The move is a response to China's restrictive market access policies that limit European manufacturers' ability to compete fairly in China. The EU's action marks the first use of its 2022 international procurement instrument aimed at ensuring reciprocal market access.

Between 2015 and 2023, Chinese exports of medical devices to the EU more than doubled, yet the EU concluded that its companies do not receive equal treatment in China. In retaliation, China announced reciprocal restrictions on medical device imports from the EU exceeding 45 million yuan ($6.3 million) in government procurement, effective immediately from July 6, 2025. China's Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Finance expressed strong opposition to the EU's measures and warned of potential further countermeasures, emphasizing the need to protect the legal rights of Chinese companies. The reciprocal curbs by China exclude products manufactured in China by European-invested companies. This escalation in trade tensions between the EU and China highlights ongoing challenges in market access and regulatory fairness in the medical device sector.

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China's Finance Ministry says it was restricting government purchases of medical devices from EU that exceed $6.3 million in value, in retaliation for Brussels' own curbs