Imported Hearing Aids Sales
Americans import most of their digital and analog wireless hearing aids from China
, while Canadians prefer hearing devices made in Denmark.
In the first 11 months of 2009, the United States imported US$633.6 million worth of hearing aids from 33 manufacturing nations from around the world. This amount represents a 12.1% gain from the $565.4 million in imported hearing devices that Americans bought in the first 11 months in 2008.
Over that same time frame in 2009, Canadians imported $90.9 million worth of hearing aids from 29 supplying nations. The 2009 dollar total is a 6.4% annual decline from the $97.1 million in hearing assistance products imported as of November 2008.
These statistics exclude hearing aid parts and accessories. All dollar amounts in this article are in American currency.
Top Suppliers of US-Imported Hearing AidsBelow are the 10 nations that sold the highest total value of hearing aids to the U.S. during the first 11 months of 2009.
The top 4 countries below (China, Denmark, Singapore and India) provided over 86% of overall hearing-aid shipments to America. These include digital aids.
China US$198.1 million (31.3% of imported hearing aids, up 62.6% from 2008)Denmark $167.3 million (26.4%, up 4.5%)Singapore $97.7 million (15.4%, down15.5%)India $84.2 million (13.3%, up 8.2%)Mexico $41.4 million (6.5%, up 37.4%)Vietnam $25.5 million (4%, up 37.6%)Sweden $9.4 million (1.5%, up 21.4%)Austria $4.6 million (0.7%, down 31.9%)Thailand $1.1 million (0.2%, up 25,620%)Djibouti $1.05 million (0.17%, up from nil in 2008)Not only is China the largest supplier of imported hearing aids, the People's Republic also posted the third-fastest percentage gain among top 10 supplying nations. Only Thailand and the tiny northeast African nation of Djibouti accelerated their hearing-aid shipments to America at a faster pace.
Leading Sources for Canadian Imported Hearing DevicesThe top 4 countries supplying hearing aids to Canada generated 80.1% of overall Canadian hearing devices imported during the first 11 months of 2009. Among these 4 leading suppliers, only Chinese exporters showed any gain from the prior year period.
The list below shows the top 10 countries that export hearing aids to Canadians.
Denmark US$32.1 million (35.4% of imported hearing aids, down 12.8% from 2008)China $21.6 million (23.8%, up 0.2%)India $13.7 million (15%, down 5.8%)United States $5.4 million (6%, down 11.3%)Vietnam $4.3 million (4.7%, up 41.9%)Australia $3.9 million (4.3%, down 1.3%)Singapore $3.87 million (4.25%, down 41.8%)Mexico $3.4 million (3.8%, up 179%)Sweden $1.1 million (1.24%, up 48.9%)Austria $1.07 million (1.18%, up 36.3%).Mexican hearing-aid makers improved their sales to Canada by the highest percentage, followed by Sweden and Vietnam. Singapore experienced the greatest decline, followed by leading supplier Denmark and the U.S.
Tariff Duties on Imported Hearing AidsFor hearing aids excluding parts and accessories, the 6-digit international portion of the harmonized system code (HSC) is 902140.
Neither American nor Canadian customs officials charge tariff duties on hearing aids. There are a couple of exceptions, however.
Under the U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule, hearing aids imported from Cuba or North Korea are subject to a 35% tariff duty. Canada Borders Services Agency (CBSA) imposes a 35% duty on hearing aids made in Syria, Belarus or North Korea.
Competitive Advantages in Trading Hearing AidsAs of the 11 months ending November 2009, Canada shipped $610,000 worth of hearing aids to the U.S.
Over that same period, the U.S. made $5.4 million worth of hearing-device deliveries to Canadian clients.
Therefore, America achieved about $4.8 million in net exports in international trade of hearing aids with its northerly neighbor.
While that figure is paltry compared to the $198.1 million in imported hearing aids from China and the $167.3 million in sales from Denmark, the U.S. has shown a competitive advantage in making and selling hearing aids to its Canadian trade partner.
Imported Hearing Aids Sales
By: Center for Hearing Aids
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