EU External Trade - Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability, Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories

The main extra-EU suppliers of Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability, Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories are 🇨🇳 China, 🇻🇳 Vietnam, 🇸🇬 Singapore. 🇨🇳 China leads with 28.4% of total imports (€941.6M). The HHI concentration index stands at 1590, indicating a Moderate market.

European exports of Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability, Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories are concentrated on a few markets. 🇺🇸 United States accounts for 52.1% (€3.0B), ahead of 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (7.0%). The top three destinations are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇳🇴 Norway.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability, Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇩🇪 Germany. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 34.0% of EU imports.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were falling sharply, shifting by -18.5% and -35.1% respectively.