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  3. Refurbished OEM Toner and Ink Cartridges 008

Refurbished OEM Toner and Ink Cartridges 008

Nordic Ecolabelled remanufactured OEM toner cartridges mean:

  • Less waste and a lower consumption of energy and raw materials. Using toner cartridges several times reduces the total consumption of toner cartridges and accordingly the environmental impact of the product throughout its service life.
  • The criteria aim to reduce waste and the product is also required to meet high standards of quality and capacity.
  • There are also requirements on quality assurance of the recycling process, content of environmentally hazardous and harmful substances, and on labelling and information to the end-customer.
    1. Start your application process by reading the criteria document and find out if your product can obtain the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. 
    2. Read your Application Guide.
    3. Request login credentials.
    4. Now you are ready to enter the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.

     

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    Should you wish to transfer your licence, please use this form. 

  • 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

    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 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

     

    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

     

  • In the criteria document, you can read about how to document and verify compliance for each requirement. You can also find other application documents here.

  • 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.

  • In the background document below you will find reasoning and facts behind the specific requirements in the criteria document.

    Here you can also read the comments, requirement for requirement, from the public hearing.

    If the documents are in a Nordic language, you can get help in understanding the sections you need by contacting the product specialist in your chosen country below.