Global Track and Trace Solutions Market 2024–2033

Theft and product counterfeiting are the main issues that pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and cosmetic firms deal with. The WHO estimates that around 10% of all medications globally are fake, with this number being substantially higher in several African, Asian, and Latin American nations. Each year, the use of fraudulent medications claims hundreds of lives.

To protect consumers against fraudulent medications and other items, the governments of several nations have established standards and rules requiring the use of track and trace systems in the healthcare sector. Healthcare businesses or organizations may manage their supply chains more efficiently and reduce the dangers involved with obtaining fake medications with the use of track and trace (T&T) systems. It is the procedure that pinpoints a drug’s present and previous sites.

Track and Trace Solutions Market: COVID–19 Impact Analysis

Global economies have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. For several industries, COVID-19 has created a number of difficulties. Healthcare markets have been affected by the COVID-19 epidemic in both good and bad ways.

The market growth is favorably impacted by the increasing use of track and trace solutions to stop the trade in important medical items that are counterfeit. During the COVID-19 epidemic, there have been multiple instances of crucial medical device counterfeiting. For instance, 77 nations saw the seizure of fake COVID-19 testing kits by June 2020, valued at USD 40 million. In addition, customs officers in Hong Kong confiscated bogus N95 masks worth USD 387,000 in October 2020.

In Noida, India, in September 2020, more than 400,000 bogus COVID-19 test kits were confiscated. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection division captured approximately 500,000 fake N95 respirator masks in Chicago (Illinois, U.S.) in September 2020. Thus, it is anticipated that the arrival of fake medical items would increase the usage of track and trace technologies.

Track and Trace Solutions Market: Growth Drivers

Strict guidelines and prerequisites for the deployment of serialization accelerate the market’s growth

To maintain supply chain effectiveness in the healthcare industry, governments in many nations are striving to pass specific regulations for the deployment of serialization in track and trace systems. The use of track and trace solutions is required across the pharmaceutical supply chain in Europe.

The pharmaceutical sector in Europe should use a standard coding system, suggests the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations. The Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) Safety Features Delegated Regulation, issued by the European Union, stipulates that beginning in 2019, businesses in the EU will be required by law to serialize their registered medicinal goods.

One of the first nations to embrace serializing and tracking technologies for all transport items, including pallets, packages, boxes, and bundles, was Turkey. Moreover, a permanent marking on medical equipment is necessary to assure UDI compliance if they are designed to be used more than once and reprocessed before each use. This will enhance the supply chain’s ability to identify and notify consumers of fake goods.

The FDA’s strict guidelines for UDI compliance and serialization deployment in the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and medical device industries are what ultimately fuel the expansion of the worldwide track and trace solutions market.

Increase in fake products accelerates market growth

Maintaining product authenticity throughout the world has become more and more dependent on regulatory compliance. Track and trace systems are increasingly being used in a wide range of businesses as a result of the global spread of counterfeit products.

The healthcare industry has the highest chances of fake product supply which makes it a prominent segment of track and trace solutions market. To reduce the risk of product recalls, disease outbreaks, brand tarnishing, and illegal parallel supply chains that encourage illicit logistics and crime, the majority of industrialized nations have already put these measures into place.

A larger deployment of track and trace technology is being made possible by expanding governmental and regulatory measures. In order to track and trace products globally, serialization has long been the most popular method.

Track and Trace Solutions Market: Segmentation Analysis

The track and trace solutions market is segmented into product, technology, and end use. Based on the product, the market for the software segment is estimated to lead the market during the forecast period. In 2021, the software market sector held the biggest market share. The rising quantity of counterfeit medications and associated goods, growing awareness of trademark protection, and expanding awareness of secure packaging are the main factors driving market expansion. Compliance with regulations is another factor that is fostering this market’s expansion.

During the projection period, the standalone platforms category is anticipated to have the greatest CAGR. The strict government regulations for implementing serialization and UDI codes in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, the mounting pressure on pharmaceutical firms to adopt serialization, and the rising demand for standalone platforms to shorten the timeframe for serialization implementation are primarily to blame for the market’s expansion.

By technology, the 2D barcode segment is anticipated to dominate the market during the forecast period. A significant market share of the 2D barcode technology category may be anticipated to the packaging sector’s growing use of 2D barcodes. Compared to linear barcodes, they can store more data and have more data with less variance in picture size.

By end use, the pharmaceutical companies segment is anticipated to dominate the market during the forecast period. A critical step in addressing the issues facing pharmaceutical firms is the use of serialization, which ensures secure product track and trace capabilities across diverse entities across the supply chain. Currently, track and trace solutions are required by federal and state requirements for pharmaceutical firms, which is driving up demand.

In 2021, there was a significant need for track and trace solutions for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical supply chain, and it is anticipated that this demand will continue to grow during the projection period.

Report Scope

Key Insights:

• Based on product segmentation, the software segment is estimated to hold the largest market share during the forecast period and standalone platforms are expected to grow at the highest CAGR.
• Based on technology segmentation, the 2D barcode solutions segment is the leading revenue-generating category during the forecast period.
• Based on end use segmentation, the pharmaceutical companies segment is the leading revenue-generating category during the forecast period.
• On the basis of geography/region, the North America region was the leading revenue generator in 2021.

Recent Development

• February 2021: Adents International was purchased by Anatres Vision (Italy) (France). The firm increased its selection of cloud services and software solutions for end-to-end traceability with this purchase. The progression also aided in boosting the Group’s global footprint, particularly in France.
• October 2020: Bureau Veritas collaborated with OPTEL Group. In addition to the whole supply chain, this alliance intended to introduce V-Trade, a comprehensive guaranteed traceability solution for COVID-19 vaccines.

Regional Landscape

Throughout the projection period, North America is expected to continue to be among the most alluring markets and this region is accounted for the majority revenue share in the market. Due to its modern healthcare infrastructure and strictly controlled serialization and aggregation norms, North America had the greatest revenue share in 2021.

The FDA advises pharmaceutical and other healthcare industries to use automatic identifying technology such as barcoding and RFID. Additionally, the market is anticipated to be driven by the U.S.’s adoption of this technology and its highly established healthcare infrastructure.

Competitive Landscape

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List of the prominent players in the global track and trace solutions market:

• Axway
• Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.
• TraceLink Inc.
• Adents
• Antares Vision S.r.l
• Siemens AG
• Optel Vision
• Korber AG
• ACG Worldwide
• Markem Imaje a Dover Company
• Others

The global Track and trace solutions market is segmented as follows:

By Product

• Software
• Hardware Components
• Standalone Platforms

By Technology

• 2D Barcodes
• Radiofrequency Identification (RFID)
• Linear Barcodes

By End Use

• Pharmaceutical Companies
• Food Industry
• Cosmetic Industry
• Others

By Region

North America

• U.S.
• Canada
• Mexico
• Rest of North America

Europe

• Germany
• France
• U.K.
• Italy
• Spain
• Rest of Europe

Asia Pacific

• China
• Japan
• India
• New Zealand
• Australia
• South Korea
• Rest of Asia Pacific

The Middle East & Africa

• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Egypt
• Kuwait
• South Africa
• Rest of the Middle East & Africa

Latin America

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Rest of Latin America