There are differences between medical device wholesale companies and medical device retail companies in terms of sales targets, industrial and commercial registration, business scope, business address, business premises, business scope and methods, and authority.
1.？ Different sales targets
Medical device wholesale enterprises (hereinafter referred to as wholesale enterprises) sell to qualified medical device business enterprises or users; Medical device retail companies (hereinafter referred to as retail companies) sell to ordinary consumers. ?
2.？ Industrial and commercial registration is different.
Wholesale companies should make corresponding records according to the sales of the first, second and third types of medical devices, and prepare more application materials than retail companies. Retail companies have no clear requirements in this regard for the time being.
3.？ Business scope permits are different.
Some second-class and third-class medical devices cannot be sold in retail stores, but they can be sold after being declared by the same product wholesale company.
4.？ Different business addresses
Wholesale companies can be located in storefronts, office buildings, warehouse factories and factory enterprise parks, and most retail companies are mainly storefronts.
5. Different requirements for business premises
Wholesale enterprises have corresponding site requirements for selling different types of products, such as: for enterprises dealing in Class II medical devices, the warehouse area is not less than 40 square meters; Enterprises engaged in Class III medical devices have a warehouse area of not less than 80 square meters; Enterprises engaged in disposable sterile medical devices shall have a warehouse area of not less than 200 square meters.
6. The business scope and mode stipulated by law are different.
There are no obvious legal restrictions for wholesale companies to participate in retail activities; The sales of retail enterprises exceed the authority of the mode of operation and involve wholesale business activities, and legal responsibilities can be investigated.
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