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Moldova Import Regulations for Pre-Owned (Used and Refurbished) Medical Devices
General Market Condition: Restricted
According to the Ministry of Health and Customs Department, there are no restrictions for import and sale of used/refurbished medical equipment. Imports of used equipment are treated the same as new. Duties are charged based on the cost of the product. Documentary evidence of cost is preferred.
Generally speaking, three types of taxes are paid on all imports of medical equipment:
- Tax on customs procedures which typically constitutes 0.25 percent of the value of shipment;
- 20-percent value added tax;
- customs tariff tax which is 0% for most medical equipment.
Donated medical equipment is exempted from any customs duties.
The decision to allow certain medical equipment into the country is made on a case-by-case basis. The adequacy of any medical equipment brought into Moldova is assessed against an internal regulation of the Ministry of Health dealing with donated medical equipment. As a rule, the Ministry will allow into the country equipment less than ten years old (from the date of manufacture). The regulation sets the following requirements for medical equipment:
- It should be accompanied by documents certifying the origin, quality, name and type of item, name of producer, date of manufacture, date of installation, name of the institution that has been using the equipment, date of de-installation, whether or not the equipment is operational, technical specifications and warranty period;
- Any container should be accompanied by a document containing information on the number of packages, size, and weight;
- Information has to be provided for each package concerning the name and type of the item, manufacturer, number of items in the package, date of packaging;
- The cost of equipment has to be similar to the country of export or world level;
- Proper operational guides must be provided.
The market for used/refurbished equipment in Moldova is extremely limited. However, Moldovan public health institutions use some small amounts of used equipment which has been donated by institutions and individuals from overseas, including the United States. Although prices for used/refurbished equipment tend to be significantly smaller that those for brand new equipment, the paying ability of Moldovan public health providers is still very small. Private health institutions are few and account for only a small portion of the health services market. Most purchases made by public health institutions are made through public tenders.
Few medical equipment distributors exist in Moldova. The state-owned company Moldtehoptimed is the most important provider of medical equipment. Separate licenses which are issued by the Ministry of Health are required for each of the following activities:
- Dealing in medical equipment and
- Importation of medical equipment.
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