Updated Guidance on Shipping Urgent Medical Supplies to The UK from China
Please note that the attached guidance on exporting have been updated with further change to customs regulations and that the guidance on chartering flights has updated e-mail addresses.
Procurement
Procuring medical supplies is becoming ever more complex and should be approached with great caution. There is significant demand on the Chinese market for medical equipment, resulting in a number of intermediaries offering their services. European intermediaries rely on at least one Chinese intermediary on the mainland to negotiate directly with the manufacturers. Given current market instability, Chinese intermediaries are making commitments without any pre-existing product allocation. Although these commitments are made in good faith, some intermediaries find the stock they believed had been allocated to them has been sold to a different intermediary offering a higher price, more immediate payment or increasingly, access to in-demand raw material.