Medicines and medical devices to be imported through more border checkpoints

Society
unurzul@montsame.mn
2021-11-03 17:49:25

Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. At the regular Cabinet meeting today, the Government Resolution on ‘Determining the border crossing points for importing medicines and medical devices’ has been amended. Following the amendment   medicines, medical devices and their raw materials will be imported through border crossing points of Gashuunsukhait and Khangi, in addition to Altanbulag and Zamyn-Uud.  


Mongolia imports medicines, medical devices, raw materials for domestic manufacturing and auxiliary materials from China, Russia, S.Korea and India.


Due to the temporary closure of Erlian-China’s border checkpoint, the import of medicines and medical equipment has been halted; in particular 37 freights of 17 suppliers are now in delay at Erlian checkpoint whilst 21 freights of 14 organizations are at the Tianjin port as of October 28, 2021.