中國醫藥保健品進出口商會,CCCMHPIE,
中國醫藥保健品進出口商會是商務部下屬的六大進出口商會之一,是原對外經濟貿易部遵照《國務院批轉對外經濟貿易部1988年外貿體制改革方案的通知》于1989年5月22日組織成立的。其目的是建立由政府的行政管理、企業的業務經營、商會的協調服務三部分組成的外貿新體制。 近二十年以來,商會隨著社會主義市場經濟體制的逐步建立和醫藥保健品對外貿易的發展而壯大。現有會員企業1600多家,遍布全國各地,國內大部分有影響的醫藥保健品生產和進出口貿易企業都已加入商會。根據《中華人民共和國對外經濟貿易法》和國務院相關文件規定,商會的主要職能是對會員企業的外經貿經營活動進行協調指導,提供咨詢服務。本商會的業務協調范圍涵蓋中藥、西藥原料和制劑、醫療器械、保健器材、醫用敷料、生物藥、保健品、功能性化妝品等行業企業和產品。
隨著社會主義市場經濟體制的完善,作為行業中介組織的商會將發揮更加重要的作用,我們的目標是做中國醫藥保健品行業最專業、最權威的貿易促進機構!中國醫藥保健品進出口商會真誠邀請一切有志于發展醫藥保健品生產和進出口貿易的企業加盟本會!熱忱歡迎國內外相關機構加強與本會的聯系、交流和合作!讓我們共同努力,譜寫出人類健康和生命的優美樂章!
Founded in May 1989,China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Medicines & Health Products (CCCMHPIE), is the leading and most influential national trade association in China with a mission to promote the international trade and cooperation in medicinal and health products. CCCMHPIE,directly under the Ministry of Commerce of China, has a diverse membership of more than 1,800 companies including most of the major manufacturers and trading companies of pharmaceutical and health products across China. The fields that CCCMHPIE covers range from Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM), pharmaceuticals, preparations, medical devices and equipment, dressings, biopharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, functional cosmetics to health products.
Currently, CCCMHPIE has a staff of 60-strong professionals, most of whom are specialists in international trade, medicine and management. It has also set up several sub-chambers along product lines, each responsible for supervising the import and export in its own line and offering guidance or advice to its members.
Since the beginning of the new millennium, China’s foreign trade in medicines and health products has been expanding exponentially at an annual rate of over 20%. It has become the largest exporter of active pharmaceutical ingredients in the world. CCCMHPIE’s significant contributions to this tremendous growth is well recognized, and this rapid trade expansion has in turn helped CCCMHPIE develop from strength to strength.
CCCMHPIE is very active in formulating and implementing government policies, governing import and export of medicines and health products. It represents the concerns of business to all levels of government as the voice of the industry. It lobbies government on trade issues via a number of channels including face to face meetings with governmental departments, participation in government task force and special committees, and conducting original research critical to the development of the industry. On behalf of the industry, CCCMHPIE also participates in bilateral and multilateral talks between the Chinese and foreign governments on medicinal products.
CCCMHPIE is entrusted by the government to perform a broad spectrum of functions. It organizes the tendering of export quotas for medicinal and health products, and implements government programs to assist the small and medium-sized companies in their efforts to break into international markets as well as the government strategy to develop medicinal products export bases. In addition, CCCMHPIE acts as the organizer of the Medicinal and Health Products Hall at the Guangzhou Chinese Commodity Import and Export Fair, the second largest fair in the world. Moreover, it formulates trade development strategy for the industry.
Over the years, CCCMHPIE has built up platforms for Chinese and foreign companies to get acquainted and do business well.
Trade coordinator
Recent years have witnessed CCCMHPIE play a leading role in trade coordination among other things, it formulates quality standards for export products. A large number of standards, sponsored by CCCMHPIE, such as “Green Trade Standards of Imported & Exported Medicinal Plants & Preparation”, have been adopted by the government and have won widespread international recognition.
Additionally, CCCMHPIE is a leader in providing prompt and effective guidance to the Chinese companies facing anti-dumping and countervailing measures. In the past few years, Chinese medicinal products have been a major target for anti-dumping allegations. As the trade organization in China, CCMHPIE has successfully assisted its members in defending their legitimate interests in many a trade dispute.
To promote fair trade, CCCMHPIE plays an active role in promoting the commercial credibility among its members. It also recommends exemplary companies and their products to overseas buyers. A system of company credibility evaluation has been developed to help creat a credible environment for doing international business.
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In the last five years, China’s market for medicines and health products has been experiencing a double digit growth, making China one of the fastest growing markets in the world. Pharmaceutical trade alone in 2007 was valued at US$24.6 billion, and is expected to surpass US$ 50 billion by 2010. As the market expands, more and more overseas companies have come to realize the critical importance of China to the success of their business.
In December, 2006, Ministry of Commerce of China, in association with relevant departments, established China Technological Service Center for Import & Export of Medicines and Health Products. China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Medicines & Health Products(CCCMHPIE) was appointed to be in charge of the Center.
The mandate of the Center covers: technical guidance for health-care industry, policy advisory of medicines and health products overseas registration, outbound investment, overseas listing consultation, training as well as other technical support and solutions. Major target customers are Chinese enterprises in the industry of medicines and health products, particularly involve in international trade and investment, foreign cooperation and aid etc.
To meet the demand of the enterprises, the Center has started fulfilling its responsibilities immediately once it came into operation, including: organizes training courses and educational seminars, helps the enterprises go though the foreign registration process for medicines and health products and secure market authorization license, provides market analysis, technical solution plans and the corporate scheme for strategy development. To promote development of the health-care industry, the Center has also carried out series of activities including: lifts the domestic technology and standardization level; speed up the localization of the international standard and achieves the mutual recognition between China and other countries.
The Center leverages many resources to collect relevant registration and authorization information of medicines and health products overseas such as U.S., E.U., Russia, Japan, Korea, Canada, Singapore etc. The Center tracks the latest on foreign and regional safety and quality standards, collects the relevant technical information. To better the technical services, the Center has built long-term cooperation with a number of world renowned organizations with agreements and memoranda.
With the fast development of Chinese medical enterprises, the international market for China-made medicines and health products has expanded exponentially. China Technological Service Center for Import & Export of Medicines and Health Products will, as it has done, keep pace with the times, by continuously renewing the information and knowledge, extending technical service area, and seeking more partners, with a view to providing first-rate services for the Chinese enterprises in the future.