Supplier landscape

Prostheses manufacturers are smaller compared to other categories of assistive products. 67 per cent of respondents have an annual sales value of less than US$1 mn. Altogether, 25 per cent reported sales between US$1 mn and US$5 mn.

Around 67 per cent of the respondents have previously sold to LMICs, but none of them have registered their prostheses products in those markets. One of the manufacturers shared that prostheses could be sold in many LMICs without local registration. However, without local registration, they cannot participate in local government tenders, impacting their long-term brand establishment in that market.

China’s lower limb prostheses manufacturers are more fragmented, but are primarily located in Beijing and Shijiazhuang, both of which have implemented policies to support

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prostheses manufacturing. For example, Beijing offers tax benefits for R&D expenses, accelerated depreciation and corporate income tax reductions. Shijiazhuang has similar government support policies, including a priority product approval process, financial subsidies and investment in industrial parks. In the Jiangsu and Shanghai region, few manufacturers focus exclusively on upper limb prostheses, such as Danyang Prosthetic Factory and Shanghai Kesheng. Below is a list of prostheses suppliers that participated in the survey.

Table 12: Survey respondents for prostheses

Company Introduction LMIC footprint Type Quality
Chonglang (Beijing)
  • Annual revenue: US$1-US$5 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: US$0.5- US$2 mn
  • Annual capacity (Units): 50,000
  • 20-50 countries, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Iran, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Syria, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Viet Nam, and Yemen, among others
  • Upper limb
  • Lower limb
  • Raw materials
  • Machinery and equipment
  • CE
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 13485
Fuyutiancheng (Beijing)
  • Annual revenue: < US$1 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: < US$0.5 mn
  • Annual revenue (Units): 5,000
  • <20 countries including Cambodia, Egypt, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Ukraine, and Viet Nam
  • Lower limb
  • CE
  • ISO 9001
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Fengxing (Beijing)
  • Annual revenue: < US$1 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: None
  • Annual capacity (Units): 20,000
  • None
  • Lower limb
  • Raw materials
  • Machinery and equipment
  • CE
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 13485
Beijing rehabilitation hospital (Beijing)
  • Annual revenue: < US$1 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: None
  • Annual capacity (Units): 50,000
  • None
  • Upper limb
  • Lower limb
  • None
Linkang (Bazhou, Hebei)
  • Annual revenue: < US$1 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: < US$0.5 mn
  • Annual capacity (Units): 100,000
  • 20-50 countries
  • Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ukraine, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe, among others
  • Lower limb
  • CE
  • ISO 9001
Grootre (Jinan, Shandong)
  • Annual revenue: < US$1 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: < US$0.5 mn
  • Annual capacity (Units): 2,000
  • 5 countries
  • Afghanistan, India, Jordan, Syria, and Ukraine.
  • Upper limb
  • Lower limb
  • Raw materials
  • None
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JBK (Beijing)
  • Annual revenue: < US$1 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: None
  • Annual capacity (Units): 60,000 – 80,000
  • None
  • Lower limb
  • Raw materials
  • CE
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 13485
Dongfang Resun (Beijing)
  • Annual revenue: US$1-5 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: < US$0.5 mn
  • Annual capacity (Units): 10,000
  • <20 countries
  • India, Viet Nam
  • Lower limb
  • Machinery and equipment
  • CE
  • ISO 13485
Reborn (Danyang, Jiangsu)
  • Annual revenue: < US$1 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: < US$0.5 mn
  • Annual capacity (Units): 10,000
  • < 20 countries
  • India, Sri Lanka
  • Upper limb
  • CE
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 13485
Jingbo (Beijing)
  • Annual revenue: Not available
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: Not available
  • Annual capacity (Units): Not available
  • Multiple LMICs
  • Upper limb
  • Lower limb
  • Raw materials
  • Machinery and equipment
  • CE
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 13485
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Ruipu (Hebei)
  • Annual revenue: US$1-5 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: < US$0.5 mn
  • Annual capacity (Units): 50,000
  • <20 countries
  • Afghanistan, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Myanmar, Tajikistan, and Viet Nam
  • Lower limb
  • ISO 9001
Shenghe (Changsha, Hunan)
  • Annual revenue: < US$1 mn
  • Annual revenue to LMICs: None
  • Annual capacity (Units): 100,000
  • None
  • Upper limb
  • Lower limb
  • Raw materials
  • Machinery and equipment
  • None