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    The surgical industry of Pakistan originated in Sialkot over 100 years ago when British doctors had their instruments repaired by local craftsmen. The industry is centered in Sialkot and manufactures a wide range of medical, surgical, and veterinary instruments. It exports over 95% of its 100 million annual instruments to over 140 countries. The industry has grown significantly over time and exports were $151.6 million in 2007-2008, a 16.98% increase from the previous year. Sialkot now produces over 2,000 different surgical instruments for worldwide export.

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    The surgical industry of Pakistan originated in Sialkot over 100 years ago when British doctors had their instruments repaired by local craftsmen. The industry is centered in Sialkot and manufactures a wide range of medical, surgical, and veterinary instruments. It exports over 95% of its 100 million annual instruments to over 140 countries. The industry has grown significantly over time and exports were $151.6 million in 2007-2008, a 16.98% increase from the previous year. Sialkot now produces over 2,000 different surgical instruments for worldwide export.

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    The surgical industry of Pakistan originated in Sialkot over 100 years ago when British doctors had their instruments repaired by local craftsmen. The industry is centered in Sialkot and manufactures a wide range of medical, surgical, and veterinary instruments. It exports over 95% of its 100 million annual instruments to over 140 countries. The industry has grown significantly over time and exports were $151.6 million in 2007-2008, a 16.98% increase from the previous year. Sialkot now produces over 2,000 different surgical instruments for worldwide export.

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    SURGICAL INDUSTRY
    Surgical industry of Pakistan holds a history of more than 100 years, when some
    British doctors got theirsurgical instruments repaired from the skilled workers of
    Sialkot and that was the foundation of SialkotSurgical Industry. Surgical instrument
    manufacturing industry originated in the early 1940s in and around theCity Sialkot.
    The sector manufactures a wide range of medical, surgical and veterinary
    instruments exportingmore than 95%, which includes 60% of disposable and 40% of
    reusable surgical instruments, of its productioni.e. 100 million instruments annually.
    Its exports made to over 140 countries.The surgical instrument manufacturing
    started in Sialkot at the turn of the 19
    th
    century, when the AmericanMission Hospital in Sialkot for the first time got its
    scalpels and other instruments repaired from the localartisan community of
    blacksmith. These craftsmen successfully replicated these imported instruments,
    whichwere being used by the Hospitals. When Sialkot industry started exporting
    surgical instruments, for theimprovement of instruments British Government
    established the Metal Industries Development Centre(MIDC) in 1941.After
    Independence Sialkot inherited total of 17 registered surgical instruments
    manufacturers. In 1958Surgical Instrument Manufacturers Association of Pakistan
    (SIMAP) was incorporated as representative bodyof the exporters and
    manufacturers of surgical industry, to safeguard the interest of the Industry. Later
    onmany benefits to promote surgical industry had been provided to the
    manufacturers of surgical instruments.
    GROWTH:
    The exports, which were US$ 129.6 Million in 2006-07 came up to US$ 151.6 Million
    in 2007-2008 showing anincrease of 16.98% (by chamber of commerce Sialkot).
    Although exports to
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    SA,
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    talyand
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    AE has been increased. The
    U.
    S.A. is top buyer of the products, over the last year and it is expected togrow at 28%
    in year 2009-2010. During the period from 2000-01 to 2007-08 the surgical
    instrument growthrecorded by 9 per cent per annum. Currently Sialkot is producing
    2,000 various surgical instruments forworldwide exports.
    OVERVIEW OF SIALKOT SURGICAL INDUSTRY
    SURGICAL INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN- SIALKOT
    TOTAL NO. OF UNITS2220
    SEGMENTSUNITS
    Large20Medium50Small150Vendor2000Total2220

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    RAW MATERIAL USED IN MANUFACTURING
    Raw Material

    1Flat Rolled Stainless Steel Sheets and Strips


    (AISI 410 & 420)2Hot Rolled Stainless Steel Bars3Electroplating Polishes4Compositio
    ns and Salts5Grinding Belts6Emery Powder7Emery Grains8Electropolishing Chemica
    ls9Trichloroethylene10 Felt Mops11 Satin Finishinhg Wheels12 Granules and Flakes f
    rom Gloss Powder13 Grinding Wheels
    To meet the quality and standard set by the buyer of surgical instruments, this
    industry has to purchasematerial from outside country in order to meet the
    standards set by the buyer. Raw material importing in thisindustry has been
    increased by the last few years.

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    IMPORTS OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
    YEARSValue (Million US $)
    199832.5199931.6200032.9200133.23200236.37

    8
    EXPORT OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

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