Waterford firm wins tax appeal case for medical device

CMC Hygea claimed its product should be classified as a medical appliance with 0% rate of import duty

The device is used in hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare settings to reduce the risk of cross-infection when bathing patients.

A Waterford-based medical technology company that developed a novel infection control product has successfully challenged a ruling by Revenue that the equipment was not a medical device and should be subject to a 6.5% import duty for sales outside the EU.

CMC Hygea, which is based in IDA Industrial Park in Waterford, claimed its breakthrough PathAguard ABLiS antimicrobial basin liner system should be classified as a medical appliance which carried a 0% rate of import duty.