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  4. Refurbished OEM Toner and Ink Cartridges 008

Refurbished OEM Toner and Ink Cartridges 008

Nordic Swan Ecolabel toner and ink cartridges are originally manufactured by the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), and are then reused, after refurbishment and refilling with toner powder or ink.

Strict requirements ensure that the products promote a more circular economy, reduces climate impact and saves resources.

The requirements include:

  • Use of a high proportion of reused materials (at least 75%) and test of printing quality and capacity.
  • Strict environmental and health requirements for the toner powder and ink used in the products e.g. PFAS, bisphenols, and identified and potential endocrine disruptors on up-to-date lists from EU and national authorities are not allowed.
  • The contents of heavy metals and VOC in the toner powder and ink used in the products must be tested and meet strict limits.
  • A take-back system for used cartridges.

The product group include refurbished OEM toner and ink cartridges.

There are 4604 Ecolabelled products from 10 companies within productgroup.

  • Welcome to apply for a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence!

    This is how you do:

    1. Read the application guide.
    2. Log in to the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.
    3. Start your application.

     

    If this is the first time you are applying, the authorized signatory must fill in your company information and approve the application conditions. In this way, you get login to the portal and the right to assign access to other colleagues.

     

    Request login

    To the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal

    Some special cases can not be done in the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal. Contact your advisor for such cases. More information can be found on "Application step by step".

  • Valid from 1/1 2026

    Amount excluding VAT

    Application fee

    		  
    Application for a new licence 3 401 EUR, however not less than 100 EUR per cartridge model.
    Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened 1 699 EUR, however not less than 49 EUR per cartridge model.

     

    Annual licence fee

    The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic region.

    Up to 31.394 million EUR. 0,3% of the products' turnover
    More than 31.394 million EUR. 0,05% of the products' turnover
    Minimum fee in the Nordic region 2 267 EUR per year.
    Fixed fee applicable to turnover outside the Nordic region 2 267 EUR per year for turnover exceeding 300 000 EUR.

    Fee for extension / change of licence

    Fixed fee that is charged depending on how long the work takes.

    Up to 4 hours 424 EUR
    4-8 hours 849 EUR
    8 or more hours 1 699 EUR

    Fee for on-site inspections

    One on-site visit within the Nordic region is included in the application for a new or renewed licence.

    Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic region 565 EUR per visit
    On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 699 EUR per visit
    On-site inspection outside Europe 2 834 EUR per visit
    Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 132 EUR per day

     

    For clarification of fees, click here.

    Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.

    Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.

    When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.

     

    Fee regulations PDF
    General info about fees

    Valid from 1/1 2025

    Amount excluding VAT

    Application fee

    		  
    Application for a new licence 3 348 EUR, however not less than 99 EUR per cartridge model.
    Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened 1 673 EUR, however not less than 49 EUR per cartridge model.

     

    Annual licence fee

    The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic region.

    Up to 30.9 million EUR. 0,3% of the products' turnover
    More than 30.9 million EUR. 0,05% of the products' turnover
    Minimum fee in the Nordic region 2 232 EUR per year.
    Fixed fee applicable to turnover outside the Nordic region 2 232 EUR per year for turnover exceeding 300 000 EUR.

    Fee for extension / change of licence

    If the extension includes new cartridge models, prices are the same as those applicable to amendments to an existing licence, however not less than 99 EUR per cartridge model. Other types of alterations will be charged a fixed fee according to how long the work takes.

    Up to 4 hours 418 EUR
    4-8 hours 836 EUR
    8 or more hours 1 673 EUR

    Fee for on-site inspections

    One on-site visit within the Nordic region is included in the application for a new or renewed licence.

    Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic region 557 EUR per visit
    On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 673 EUR per visit
    On-site inspection outside Europe 2 790 EUR per visit
    Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 115 EUR per day

     

    For clarification of fees, click here.

    Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.

    Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.

    When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.

     

  • Information on the latest version of the criteria for refurbished OEM toner and ink cartridges

    6.0: New criteria generation

    The new generation criteria, 6.0, was adopted on September 30, 2025, and is valid until September 30, 2030.

    5.8 ⇛ 5.9: Alteration of criteria

    Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 26 November 2024 to prolong the validity of the criteria to 28 February 2027. The new version is called 5.9.

    5.7 ⇛ 5.8: Alteration of criteria

    Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 30 April 2024 to adjust R15 and R16 by adding text relevant for applicants that are OEM-manufactures. In addition, in R16 it is clarified that the printing quality of remanufactured OEM cartridges must be at the same level as the OEM cartridges. The new version is called 5.8.

    5.6 ⇛ 5.7: Prolongation of criteria

    Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 23 January 2024 to prolong the criteria with 18 months to the 30 June 2026. The new version is called 5.7.

    5.5 ⇛ 5.6: Prolongation of criteria

    The validity of the criteria has been extended with 24 months. At the same time, an adjustment was made regarding titanium dioxide in requirement K3. The new version, 5.6, is valid until December 31, 2024.

    5.4 ⇛ 5.5: Alteration of criteria

    Requirements R11, R13 and R24 have been clearified, R2, R6 and R16 have been updated, whilst R8 and R25 were removed from the criteria. The new version, 5.5, is valid until December 31st, 2022.

    5.3 ⇛ 5.4: Prolongation of criteria

    Requirement R23: The requirement on Take-back system has been removed. Furthermore the criteria has been prolonged with 36 months. The new version, 5.4, is valid until December 31st, 2022.

    5.2 ⇛ 5.3: Alteration and prolongation of criteria

    The criteria has been prolonged. The new version,5.3, is valid until December 31st, 2019

    5.1 ⇛ 5.2: Alteration and prolongation of criteria

    • Requirement R6: An alternative method to analyse toner powder (Blaue Engel RAL-UZ 177) was introduced.
    • Some minor editorial changes have been made.
    • The requirement for marketing (in R25) was removed.

    The new version, 5.2, is valid until June 30th, 2018.

    5.0 ⇛ 5.1: Alteration of criteria

    Alterations have been introduced in requirements R6, R14, R15 and R16.

    The new version of the criteria, 5.1, is valid until June 30th, 2016.

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