Parts of China’s Medtech Industry Will Weather Trump’s Tariffs Better Than Others

Hospitals remain dependent on U.S. imports for devices used in neurological intervention procedures, but less so for equipment like MRI machines

U.S. exports of high-value medical consumables to China primarily serve departments such as orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery. Photo: AI generated

China’s medical equipment sector is beginning to feel the strain from the escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

The United States, which has imposed tariffs as high as 245% on some Chinese imports, is China’s second-largest medical and pharmaceutical trade partner after the European Union,