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# China strikes back at EU ban with new restrictions on medical devices
- URL: https://med-techinsights.com/china-hits-back-at-eu-ban-with-new-restrictions-on-medical-devices/
- Published: 2025-07-08T09:55:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T07:56:00.000Z
- Description: China is set to take measures against medical devices imported from the EU in government procurement. China’s Ministry of Finance has announced that it will take ‘relevant measures’ against medical devices imported from the European Union (EU) through government procurement projects. This move is in
- Author: Oliver Johnson
- Tags: Policy & Regulation, News

###### *China is set to take measures against medical devices imported from the EU in government procurement.*

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China’s [**Ministry of Finance**](https://www.mof.gov.cn/en/?ref=med-techinsights.com) has announced that it will take ‘relevant measures’ against medical devices imported from the European Union (EU) through government procurement projects. This move is in response to the [European Commission’s decision in June 2025](https://med-techinsights.com/2025/06/23/eu-excludes-china-from-medical-devices-procurement/) to exclude Chinese companies from EU government purchases of medical devices exceeding 5 million EUR.

With the new restrictions imposed in China, when a purchaser buys medical devices with a budget of over 45 million CNY (about 5.34 million EUR at the time of writing) if it is indeed necessary to purchase imported products — after going through relevant legal procedures — the participation of EU enterprises (excluding EU-funded enterprises in China) should be excluded, the ministry said.

For non-EU enterprises participating in government procurement projects, the proportion of medical devices imported from the EU that they provide should not exceed 50% of the procurement’s total contract amount.

The above measures do not apply to procurement projects that can only be met by medical devices imported from the EU, according to the ministry.

This notice came into effect on July 6, 2025\. For procurement projects that have already announced winning bids or transaction results before July 6, the above measures don’t apply and government procurement contracts may continue to be signed.

With regards to the EU ban announced in June, a spokesperson from the ministry claimed that China had repeatedly expressed through bilateral dialogue its willingness to resolve differences with the EU via such dialogue, and through consultation and bilateral government procurement arrangements.

The spokesperson for the ministry said that despite China’s ‘goodwill and sincerity,’ the EU has insisted on taking ‘restrictive measures’ to build new ‘protectionist barriers.’

“Therefore, China has no choice but to take reciprocal restrictive measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and maintain a fair competition environment,” said the spokesperson.

The ministry emphasised that China’s measures only apply to medical device products imported from the EU, and those produced by EU-funded enterprises in China are unaffected.