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Thailand Medical Device Import Value
~USD 1.5–2.5B/yr
Thailand imports USD 1.5–2.5 billion of medical devices annually (HS 9018–9022, 9027), making it ASEAN's second-largest medical-device import market after Singapore when normalized for population. High-value imaging equipment (MRI, CT scanners), patient-monitoring systems, and in-vitro diagnostics constitute the majority of import value. The US, Japan, Germany, and China are the top four supplier countries. Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) under the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) licenses all imported devices through the CSDT (class-based registration) framework; registration timelines can run 6–24 months for Class III devices, a persistent market-entry friction cited by multinational suppliers.
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Thailand imports USD 1.5–2.5 billion of medical devices annually (HS 9018–9022, 9027), making it ASEAN's second-largest medical-device import market after Singapore when normalized for population. High-value imaging equipment (MRI, CT scanners), patient-monitoring systems, and in-vitro diagnostics constitute the majority of import value. The US, Japan, Germany, and China are the top four supplier countries. Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) under the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) licenses all imported devices through the CSDT (class-based registration) framework; registration timelines can run 6–24 months for Class III devices, a persistent market-entry friction cited by multinational suppliers.
Thailand imports USD 1.5–2.5 billion of medical devices annually (HS 9018–9022, 9027), making it ASEAN's second-largest medical-device import market after Singapore when normalized for population. High-value imaging equipment (MRI, CT scanners), patient-monitoring systems, and in-vitro diagnostics constitute the majority of import value. The US, Japan, Germany, and China are the top four supplier countries. Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) under the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) licenses all imported devices through the CSDT (class-based registration) framework; registration timelines can run 6–24 months for Class III devices, a persistent market-entry friction cited by multinational suppliers.
Time scope
FY2023
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What this tells you
Thailand imports USD 1.5–2.5 billion of medical devices annually (HS 9018–9022, 9027), making it ASEAN's second-largest medical-device import market after Singapore when normalized for population. High-value imaging equipment (MRI, CT scanners), patient-monitoring systems, and in-vitro diagnostics constitute the majority of import value. The US, Japan, Germany, and China are the top four supplier countries. Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) under the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) licenses all imported devices through the CSDT (class-based registration) framework; registration timelines can run 6–24 months for Class III devices, a persistent market-entry friction cited by multinational suppliers.
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