Surgical Goods

The industry presently consists of about 400 small and medium labor intensive production units, providing jobs to over 40,000 workers. The surgical instruments industry in Pakistan is pointed towards Sialkot exports around 80-90 percent of its products to over 140 countries around the world.

The surgical area comprises of 2300 companies, of which around 30 can be considered large and the remainder can be split as 150 units of medium sized and remaining as small. The industry produces on average over 150 million pieces a year with an estimated value of around Rs 22 billion. Out of the total production, approximately over 95% is exported one. The industry belongs to the light engineering industry category, and is one that has specialized in skill and stable export market share.The rampant growth and progress shown in the surgical goods industry is a good indicator that there is high amount of room present in the international market for Pakistan to capture and make its feet stable in the market.