Trade in respirators also grew rapidly, by 57 per cent, although the value of this
5 Critical medical products include: disinfectants/ sterilization products; face masks; gloves; hand soap
and hand sanitizer; patient monitors and pulse oximeters; protective spectacles and visors; sterilizers; syringes; thermometers; ultrasonic scanning apparatus; ventilators, oxygen masks; X-ray equipment; and other devices such as computer tomography apparatus.
2.4 2.4 2.3 3.0 0.1
15.8
5.5 9.6 11.6
50.3
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
All Medical equipment Medical Supplies Medicine Personal Protective Products
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1st half of 2019 compared to 2018 1st half of 2020 compared to 2019
Medical equipment,
14% Medical
Supplies, 17%
Medicine, 55%
Face Masks, 7.8%
Hand Sanitizers,
3.6%
Hand Soaps, 2.2%
Other Protective Covers, 0.3%
Personal Protective
Products, 14%
2019 - US$ 983 billion
Medical equipment,
13% Medical
Supplies, 16%
Medicine, 53%
Face Masks, 12.6%
Hand Sanitizers, 3.0%
Hand Soaps, 2.1%
Other Protective Covers, 0.3%
Personal Protective
Products, 18%
2020 - US$ 1,139 billion
4
trade amounted to only US$ 13 billion, equivalent to just over 1 per cent of trade in all medical
goods. (...) X
300220 Vaccines for human medicine
X
300310 Medicaments containing penicillins … not for retail sale
X
300320 Medicaments containing antibiotics, … not for retail sale
X
300331 Medicaments containing insulin, … not for retail sale
X
300339 Medicaments containing hormones … not for retail sale
X
300341 Medicaments containing ephedrine … not for retail sale
X
300342 Medicaments containing pseudoephedrine "INN" or its salts, …
not for retail sale
X
300343 Medicaments containing norephedrine or its salts, … not for retail sale
X
300349 Medicaments containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof, … not for retail sale
X
300360 Medicaments containing any of the following antimalarial active principles: … not put up for retail sale
X
300390 Medicaments consisting of two or more constituents mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not for retail sale
X
300410 Medicaments containing penicillins or derivatives thereof … for retail sale
X
300420 Medicaments containing antibiotics, ... for retail sale
X
300431 Medicaments containing insulin but not antibiotics, ... for retail sale
X
300432 Medicaments containing corticosteroid hormones, ... for retail sale
X
300439 Medicaments containing hormones or steroids ... for retail sale
X
300441 Medicaments containing ephedrine or its salts, ... for retail sale
X
300442 Medicaments containing pseudoephedrine "INN" or its salts, ... for retail sale
X
300443 Medicaments containing norephedrine or its salts, ... for retail sale
X
300449 Medicaments containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof... for retail sale
X
300450 Medicaments containing provitamins, vitamins,... for retail sale
X
300460 Medicaments containing any of the following antimalarial active principles ... for retail sale
X
300490 Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products ... for retail sale
X X
Medical Supplies
HS 2017
Short product description ITA-E Pharma WCO
220710 Undenatured ethyl alcohol, of actual alcoholic strength of >= 80%
X
284700 Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified with urea
X 300120 Extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions, for
organo-therapeutic uses
X
300190 Dried glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses; heparin and its salts, …
X
300212 Antisera and other blood fractions
X
300290 Human blood; animal blood ...; toxins, cultures of micro-organisms and similar products
X
300510 Adhesive dressings and other articles ... put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes
X
300590 Wadding, gauze, bandages and the like put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes
X X
300610 Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials,…
X
10 Columns "ITA-Exp", "Parma", and "WCO" indicate if the HS codes are also part of the ITA Expansion,
Pharmaceutical Agreement, or WCO HS Classification reference for Covid-19 medical supplies
10
HS 2017
Short product description ITA-E Pharma WCO
300620 Reagents for determining blood groups or blood factors
X
300630 Opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents for administration to patients
X
300650 First-aid boxes and kits
X
300670 Gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine …
X
340212 Cationic organic surface-active agents
340213 Non-ionic organic surface-active agents
350400 Peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives, n.e.s.; …
350790 Enzymes and prepared enzymes, n.e.s.
370110 Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, for X-ray
370210 Photographic film in rolls, unexposed, for X-ray
380894 Disinfectants, put up in forms or packings for retail sale
X 382100 Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of
micro-organisms
382200 Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents and certified reference materials
X
392620 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories produced by the stitching or sticking together of plastic sheeting
X
401490 Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles
401511 Surgical gloves, of vulcanised rubber
X 401519 Gloves, mittens and mitts, of vulcanised rubber
X
701710 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, of fused quartz or other fused silica
701720 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware having a linear coefficient of expansion <= 5 x 10 -6 per kelvin within a temperature range of 0°C to 300°C
701790 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware n.e.s
901831 Syringes, with or without needles, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences
X
901832 Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences
X
901839 Needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences
X
Medical Equipment
HS 2017
Short product description ITA-E Pharma WCO
841920 Medical, surgical or laboratory sterilizers
X 901050 Apparatus and equipment ....; negatoscopes X
901110 Stereoscopic optical microscopes X
901180 Optical microscopes X
901811 Electro-cardiographs X
901812 Ultrasonic scanning apparatus X
901813 Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus X
901814 Scintigraphic apparatus
901819 Other electro-diagnostic apparatus X
X 901820 Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus used in medical, surgical,
dental or veterinary sciences X
901890 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.
X
X
901920 Ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus
X
902150 Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles X
902212 Computer tomography apparatus X
X 902214 Apparatus based on the use of X-rays, for medical, surgical or
veterinary uses X
902219 Apparatus based on the use of X-rays X
902221 Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta or gamma radiations, for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses
X
902229 Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta or gamma radiations, n.e.s
X
902230 X-ray tubes X
11
HS 2017
Short product description ITA-E Pharma WCO
902290 X-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, …
X
902511 Thermometers, liquid-filled, for direct reading, not combined with other instruments
X
902519 Thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments
X
X
902780 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity …
X
X
903020 Oscilloscopes and oscillographs X
940290 Operating tables, examination tables, and other medical, dental, surgical or veterinary furniture
Personal Protective Products
HS 2017
Short product description ITA-E Pharma WCO
340111 Hand soap
340130 Hand soap
340220 Other cleaning products
382499 Hand sanitizer
392690 Face masks
630790 Face masks
X 900490 Protective spectacles and visors
X
902000 Face masks
X
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ANNEX 2: Table 5: World exports and imports of face masks by HS subheading
HS Subheading and standard description
Value in US$ million
2018 2019 2020
S1 S2 S1 S2 S1
EXPORTS
3926.90 – Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s.*
31,475 30,969 31,523 31,997 29,142
6307.90 – Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.
5,474 5,671 5,528 5,992 39,687
9020.00 – Breathing appliances and gas masks 958 957 929 912 1,194
IMPORTS
3926.90 – Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s.
31,217 30,644 31,251 31,180 28,636
6307.90 – Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.
6,038 6,466 6,499 6,830 43,453
9020.00 – Breathing appliances and gas masks 854 846 855 825 1,427
HS Subheading and standard description Year-on-year semestral growth rate (%)
S1 2019/18 S2 2019/18 S1 2020/19
EXPORTS
3926.90 – Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s.
0.2 3.3 -7.6
6307.90 – Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.
1.0 5.7 617.9
9020.00 – Breathing appliances and gas masks -3.0 -4.7 28.5
IMPORTS
3926.90 – Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s.
0.1 1.7 -8.4
6307.90 – Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.
7.6 5.6 568.6
9020.00 – Breathing appliances and gas masks 0.1 -2.5 66.9
HS Subheading and standard description
Growth rate over previous half year (%)
S2 18/ S1 18
S1 19/ S2 18
S2 19/ S1 19
S1 20/ S2 19
EXPORTS
3926.90 – Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s.
-1.6 1.8 1.5 -8.9
6307.90 – Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.
3.6 -2.5 8.4 562.3
9020.00 – Breathing appliances and gas masks -0.1 -2.9 -1.8 30.9
IMPORTS
3926.90 – Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s.
-1.8 2.0 -0.2 -8.2
6307.90 – Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.
7.1 0.5 5.1 536.2
9020.00 – Breathing appliances and gas masks -0.9 1.1 -3.5 73.0
* n.e.s. is “not elsewhere specified”.
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