US Starts Imposing China Medtech Tariffs, But Offers Path To Product Exclusions

Although the 25% tariffs initiated July 6 by the US Trade Representative will impact about $836m worth of medical technology entering the US from China, the administration late last week offered a process for gaining exclusions for specific products. AdvaMed members are “looking into” the process, the group said, and Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance members have already started to try to use it.