Updated 25 October 2026
Surgical instrument distributors in Hungary: 0 independent, 15 licensed firms
Hungary has 15 licensed establishments in the Index and no independent distributor yet. EUDAMED does not list distributors, so the Index cannot see them here yet. The real number is higher than zero.
This page covers surgical instrument, surgical equipment and endoscopy distributors in Hungary: the Index groups surgical instruments, electrosurgery, endoscopes, sutures and staplers in one segment.
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Include manufacturers, their own sales entities and regulatory representatives (15)
Manufacturers, companies that are a manufacturer's own import or sales arm, and regulatory representatives (authorised representatives, sponsors or registration holders with no import or distribution role). They are registered here but are not independent distributors.
- 10 lines0 registrationsSize score 47 of 100
- 20 lines0 registrationsSize score 43 of 100
- 3Dimantec-Medic Ltd.Budaörs0 lines0 registrationsSize score 25 of 100
- 4DIGITERM LTD.Gyongyos Heves0 lines1 registrationSize score 20 of 100
- 5L Z FORM KFTAjka Veszprem(County)0 lines1 registrationSize score 24 of 100
- 6Fetzer Medical Hungaria KFT.Hosszupalyi Hajdu-Bihar0 lines1 registrationSize score 24 of 100
- 7SEMPERMED KFT.Sopron Gyor-Moson-Sopron0 lines1 registrationSize score 21 of 100
- 8LIGHTTECH LTD.Dunakeszi Pest0 lines1 registrationSize score 18 of 100
- 9Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Kft.Szigetszentmiklos Budapest0 lines1 registrationSize score 18 of 100
- 10Flextronics International KftBudapest0 lines1 registrationSize score 16 of 100
- 110 lines0 registrationsSize score 45 of 100
- 12Metrimed Orvosi Műszergyártó Kft.Hódmezővásárhely0 lines0 registrationsSize score 45 of 100
- 130 lines0 registrationsSize score 42 of 100
- 14Coloplast Hungary, KFTTatabanya Komarom-Esztergom0 lines3 registrationsSize score 36 of 100
- 15SUBAN Instruments Hungary Co.Debrecen Hajdu-Bihar0 lines1 registrationSize score 35 of 100
General and plastic surgery covers instruments, electrosurgery, endoscopes, sutures and staplers. Most registries place surgical instruments in their largest category, so this segment usually has the most establishments and the widest spread of company sizes. Many of them are small instrument makers and importers rather than full-line distributors.
The Bastion Hale Distributor Index lists 15 establishments in Hungary whose registry records include surgery and endoscopy: 0 independent distributors (a channel role such as importer, distributor, wholesaler or authorised representative, and no manufacturing of their own), 3 manufacturers' own import or sales entities, 0 regulatory representatives, and 12 manufacturers or exporters, out of 644 medical device establishments in Hungary overall. The records come from US FDA (openFDA), EUDAMED and MHRA UK, last seen on 23 October 2026.
Entry decision: surgery and endoscopy in Hungary
CE marked: go now, rank 25 of 124. FDA cleared: not now, rank 87 of 124. Show the full entry analysis
For a typical maker, from public data and the free Market Finder. Your own clearance, device class and current markets change the answer. The verdicts, best first: go now (route, channel and market size all work), go next (open, with one thing to solve first), build the case (two things to solve, or a full local registration in a large market), not now (blocked for this maker today).
CE marked, shipping from the EU
Go now the registration route, the sales channel and the market size all work
Rank 25 of 124 markets for this maker.
Your CE marking is the market authorisation; foreign makers sell through distributors here; health spending of USD 13.6bn (2023, World Bank); distributor numbers not countable here because EUDAMED does not list distributors.
Medium confidence: EUDAMED does not list distributors, so a zero for surgery means unknown, not none.
FDA cleared, shipping from the US
Not now blocked for this maker today
Rank 87 of 124 markets for this maker.
Held back: CE marking needed first; FDA clearance alone is not accepted here.
Medium confidence: EUDAMED does not list distributors, so a zero for surgery means unknown, not none.
Registration route
With CE marking: Your CE marking is the market authorisation. High confidence.
With FDA clearance: CE marking needed first; FDA clearance alone is not accepted here. High confidence.
No local holder is needed for a maker based inside this regulatory area. Who holds the registration
CE marking under the MDR is the market authorisation; no national approval. A non-EU maker needs an EU authorised representative.
Timeline and fees are not shown: no official source we cite gives them for this market yet. Confirm with a regulatory specialist before you plan a launch date. Sources: Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR), EUR-Lex.
Sales channel
Distributor-led: Foreign makers sell through distributors here. Foreign producers are advised to contract a local importer; only large multinationals run subsidiaries.
US Commercial Service country guide, published 12 February 2026.
Independent distributors in the Index: 0 for surgery and endoscopy, 234 in Hungary overall.
Makers registered here: 3 makers' own import or sales entities and 12 manufacturers.
Landed cost
Landed cost from the EU: no duty or import tax collected at the border (same customs area).
Landed cost from the US: about 27% collected at the border, under 1% real after credits (high confidence, from published tariff and tax rates). No duty, import VAT or GST about 27%.
Tariff basket: surgery and endoscopy. Cash is collected at clearance. Real cost is what stays after a registered distributor recovers VAT and charges. Sources: World Bank WITS TRAINS tariff API, reporter 918, MFN applied, HS6, Your Europe: VAT rates applied in EU member countries (last checked 13/07/2026).
Market size
Health spending: USD 13.6bn in 2023, USD 1,420 per person (World Bank).
Whole market (TAM) for surgery and endoscopy: about USD 91m to 150m a year (estimate, low confidence). TAM is all yearly spending on these devices in the market.
For one product line sold through distributors: SAM, the part of that spending distributors can reach, is about USD 6.8m to 21m a year. SOM, what a new maker with one good distributor could win a year after about three years, is about USD 98k to 590k (estimates). The free Market Finder sizes your own product range.
Broad scope, as in MedTech Europe figures: devices, diagnostics and consumables at manufacturer prices. Narrower published figures are lower.
How we estimate. At manufacturer prices.
Next step
The finder ranks every market for your own device, clearance and current markets. The CSV lists 639 establishments, the 234 independent distributors first. Company records only. 5 rows are not in the CSV and stay on their profile pages, for example names of a person or records whose only source is the Health Canada licence list.
By role
| Role | Establishments | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Importer | 3 | 20% | Named as importer: EUDAMED importer. |
| Manufacturer | 15 | 100% | Registered as a manufacturer with an address in this market: US FDA registered manufacturer; EUDAMED manufacturer; MHRA registered manufacturer. |
An establishment can hold several roles, so the shares add to more than 100%.
Who holds the registration in Hungary
In the EU and EEA the manufacturer, or its EU authorised representative for manufacturers based outside the EU, registers in EUDAMED and holds the CE marking file. Importers register separately in EUDAMED. Distributors do not register there, which is why the Index lists few EU distributors. Neither owns the CE file, so EU channel changes are easier than elsewhere.
Who holds medical device registrations in Hungary: the list
This is the general rule, not legal advice. The registration clause in the first distributor contract decides who controls the market later. The Next 10 Markets report covers who holds the registration in each of your ten markets.
Next steps
Questions about surgical instrument distributors in Hungary
How many surgical instrument distributors are licensed in Hungary?
The Index counts 15 establishments in Hungary with surgery and endoscopy in their registry record, of which 0 are independent distributors (a channel role and no manufacturing of their own). EUDAMED does not list distributors, so the Index cannot see them here yet. The real number is higher than zero. The number comes from US FDA (openFDA), EUDAMED and MHRA UK and was last refreshed on 25 October 2026.
Who distributes surgical instruments in Hungary?
The Index counts surgical instruments with the other surgical devices. None of the 15 firms in Hungary with surgical devices on record is an independent distributor in the registries yet. EUDAMED does not list distributors, so the Index cannot see them here yet. The real number is higher than zero.
Who can hold a surgery and endoscopy device registration in Hungary?
In the EU and EEA the manufacturer, or its EU authorised representative for manufacturers based outside the EU, registers in EUDAMED and holds the CE marking file. Importers register separately in EUDAMED. Distributors do not register there, which is why the Index lists few EU distributors. Neither owns the CE file, so EU channel changes are easier than elsewhere.
How do I find a surgical instrument distributor in Hungary?
Open the top establishments on this page and check their roles, principals and registration counts. Then search the Index for your device and Hungary to see the names, free, no sign-up. For a ranked shortlist for your device, see the Next 10 Markets report.
What does the Distributor Index count as a surgical instrument distributor in Hungary?
A company that appears in a public regulatory registry with an address in Hungary and whose linked device listings fall in the surgery and endoscopy segment, in any of the roles importer, distributor, wholesaler, authorised representative, registration holder, manufacturer or exporter. Each company is counted once.
How are CE-marked and FDA-cleared surgery and endoscopy devices registered in Hungary?
With CE marking: your CE marking is the market authorisation. With FDA clearance: CE marking needed first; FDA clearance alone is not accepted here. No local holder is needed for a maker based inside this regulatory area. CE marking under the MDR is the market authorisation; no national approval. A non-EU maker needs an EU authorised representative. Confirm with a regulatory specialist before you plan a launch date.
How big is the surgery and endoscopy market in Hungary?
Health spending in Hungary was USD 13.6bn in 2023 (World Bank). Bastion Hale estimates the surgery and endoscopy market at about USD 91m to 150m a year at manufacturer prices. This is a model estimate with low confidence: health spending times the device share of health spending times the segment's share of world medical technology spending. The methodology page shows every input and source.
Other segments in Hungary
Surgery and endoscopy in other EU and EEA markets
Sources
- US FDA Establishment Registration and Device Listing, openFDA bulk download: 9 establishments, last seen 23 October 2026. US government work, public domain.
- EUDAMED economic operator registration, European Commission public API: 6 establishments, last seen 23 October 2026. CC BY 4.0. Data filtered and reformatted by Bastion Hale.
- UK MHRA Public Access Registration Database (PARD): 1 establishment, last seen 23 October 2026. Public register.
Index build 25 October 2026. Each establishment is counted once per country after resolving names across sources. Company records only, as the registries publish them.
Registry data. Bastion Hale does not vouch for any establishment.