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Are cheap compatible toner cartridges worth the risk?

Imitation cartridges may be bad for your business. Learn why.

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Imitation cartridges can be a risky decision

When it comes to ordering replacement of toner cartridges, you have many to choose from, but cheap imitations may not be the best choice.

Bad for your health 

Bad for your
health

Emission from imitation cartridges may result in an increased health risk to employees and customers.1
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Bad for the environment 

Bad for the
environment

Almost all imitation toner cartridges end up in a landfill.2
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Bad for your printer 

Bad for your
printer

1 in 10 non-HP cartridge problems resulted in printer damage.3
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Bad for regulations 

Bad for
regulations

Imitation toner cartridges may not comply with US Marking Statute.4
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Bad for your health 

Bad for your
health

Emission from imitation cartridges may result in an increased health risk to employees and customers.1
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Bad for the environment 

Bad for the
environment

Almost all imitation toner cartridges end up in a landfill.2
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Bad for your printer 

Bad for your
printer

1 in 10 non-HP cartridge problems resulted in printer damage.3
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Bad for regulations 

Bad for
regulations

Imitation toner cartridges may not comply with US Marking Statute.4
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Tested imitation cartridges emitted:7

STYRENE

Up to 53% over limit for Styrene

PARTICLES

Up to 60% over limit for Particles

TOTAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (TVOCs)

Up to 130% over limit for TVOCs

Imitation toner cartridges may:

  • Exceed eco-label emission limits7
  • Undermine your purchasing department’s effort to comply with indoor air qualification criteria, such as EPEAT7
  • Have short- or long-term health effects1

HP voluntarily designs and tests its printing systems5 to prevent emissions that exceed eco-label criteria.

Studies have shown that
imitation toner cartridges:

  • May use 46% more energy than Original HP8.
  • May have a 54% larger carbon footprint than Original HP8.
No recycling programmes offered by most imitation cartridge manufacturers2
Imitation toner cartridges almost always end up in a landfill2

Testing and surveys indicate:

  • Printer techs say clients are over 3x as likely to make a service call due to usage of non-HP cartridges.3
  • 97% of printer tehnicians said that using non-HP cartridges in HP LaserJet printers shortens the life of the printer.3

100% of printer technicians said they clean HP LaserJet printers more often when non-HP cartridges are used, and 67% of these technicians said they clean it at least twice as often3.

Imitation toner cartridge are not exempt from Country of Origin (CoO) requirements4

The Law

It is a Customs requirement to declare the correct County of Origin (CoO)4 of a product at the time of importation. Consequently, the products are also required to be physically marked with their respective country of origin. The CoO must be conspicuously, legibly, and permanently marked on the product, and product’s packaging. This one must also match the country of origin on all of the commercial documents used for the import declaration. (i.e. commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin).

Why is the origin/origin marking important?

Failure to comply with country of origin requirements at the time of importation can result in customs hold or even confiscation of your shipment. The origin of a product affects the admissibility of goods for importation, the import duty rate, and eligibility to special programs such as US Government procurement.

Original HP cartridges are simply a better choice

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For your health

Don’t compromise on health and indoor air quality. HP voluntarily designs and tests its printing systems5 to prevent emissions that exceed eco-label standards and guidelines.
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For the environment

HP makes it free and easy to recycle your used cartridges through the HP Planet Partners recycling programme.6 All cartridges returned to HP Planet Partners go through a multi-phase recycling process and none go to a landfill.
A man replacing the toner in an HP printer

For your printer

Over 91% of printer technicians said they recommend Original HP toner cartridges over non-HP toner cartridges because they have the best print quality, are more reliable, and require less service.3
A woman in green t-shirt stading in the office

For your health

Don’t compromise on health and indoor air quality. HP voluntarily designs and tests its printing systems5 to prevent emissions that exceed eco-label standards and guidelines.
A glass ball in a forest

For the environment

HP makes it free and easy to recycle your used cartridges through the HP Planet Partners recycling programme.6 All cartridges returned to HP Planet Partners go through a multi-phase recycling process and none go to a landfill.
A man replacing the toner in an HP printer

For your printer

Over 91% of printer technicians said they recommend Original HP toner cartridges over non-HP toner cartridges because they have the best print quality, are more reliable, and require less service.3

Make the right choice now and purchase Original HP toner cartridges.

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1. See epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/introduction-indoor-air-quality

2. 2018 NA InfoTrends Supplies Recycling study, commissioned by HP. Findings are based on average results of interviews with 7 remanufacturers, 2 NBC manufacturers, 3 empty collectors and 3 distributors. See hp.com/go/NA-2018InfoTrends

3. 2019 NA Market Strategies International study commissioned by HP. Results based on 222 surveys from HP ServiceOne Partners who have at least 6 months of experience servicing HP monochrome and Color LaserJet printers with HP and non-HP toner cartridges installed and have done so within the previous 12 months of the study. See marketstrategies.com/hp/NA-Technician2019.pdf

4. https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/492/~/requirements-for-country-of-origin-marking-on-goods-imported-into-the-u.s. United States (U.S.), marking statute, Section 304, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304) requires that, unless excepted, every article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the U.S. shall be marked with its country of origin https://www.cbp.gov/trade/nafta/guide-customs-procedures/country-origin-marking.

5. A printing system consists of HP printer, paper, and toner cartridge.

6. Programme availability varies. For details, see http://www.hp.com/recycle

7. Dec 2017 WKI Blue Angel Indoor Air Quality compliance study, commissioned by HP. The study tested 4 New Build Compatible toner cartridge brands sold as substitutes for HP LaserJet Pro MFP M425dn with cartridge 280A. The tests were carried out in compliance with Blue Angel RAL-UZ 205. See https://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA7-1981ENW

8. 2019 NA Four Elements Consulting LCA study, commissioned by HP, compared Original HP 55A and 26A monochrome toner cartridges with a sample of imitation alternatives across eight environmental impact categories. See hp.com/go/NA-LJLCA-NBC-2019. The LCA leverages a 2019 SpencerLab study, commissioned by HP, comparing Original HP LaserJet toner cartridges with two brands of imitation toner cartridges sold in NA. See spencerlab.com/reports/HPReliability-NA-NBC2019.pdf