High labour costs force manufacturers in the EU to increasingly shift production to developing countries, which is also reflected in the import figures. This shift partly takes the form of outsourcing. The process of outsourcing together with stringent market access requirements, imply that the best opportunities for developing countries are in the following areas: contract manufacturing, private label manufacturing, subcontracting, assembling and sterilising. Particularly for higher value products, cooperation with a European partner is essential.
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CBI in Moldova
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Solid orders at Medica
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Spanish version of CBI export manual 'Exporting to the EU'
Pro-Chile translated the CBI export manual 'Exporting to the EU' into spanish. The chapters in...
Market Information
- Medical devices and disposables: an introduction to CBIs market information
- EU buyers’ requirements: Benchmarking the medical devices sector
- EU Market Access Requirements in CBI’s Market Information Database
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CBI services
Export Coaching Programmes
Multi-year programmes for enterprises wishing to export to the European Union.
BSO Development Programmes
Capacity Development for intermediate organisations that support exporters to export to the European Union.
Training Programmes
Seminars and workshops on exporting to the European Union for exporters, staff of intermediate organisations and commercial attachés.
Company Database
A database of companies CBI has coached to become competent exporters to the European Union.
Market Intelligence
All the information to keep exporters and staff of BSOs in step with the latest developments on the EU market.
