If You Import or Sell Cartridges in the EU
February 11, 2026
If you import, sell, or place printer cartridges on the EU market, compliance is not optional. ETIRA’s EU cartridge compliance checklist sets out who is legally responsible, what must be in place, and why partial compliance is not compliance at all.
ETIRA: Europe Needs Stronger Parcel Levies to Stop Illegal Cartridge Imports
December 16, 2025
The European Union is preparing to introduce in 2026 a new €3 EU-wide handling fee on low-value imports, alongside a growing number of national charges in countries such as Italy and Romania. The measures are intended to curb the huge volume of small parcels entering the bloc, more than 90 per cent of which originate […]
EU momentum grows for binding reuse targets
December 3, 2025
New RREUSE report reinforces ETIRA’s call for separate reuse targets for printer cartridges The European policy landscape is shifting in favour of reuse. A major new report from RREUSE, Targets for Reuse and Preparing for Reuse in the European Union, provides strong evidence that Europe needs separate, binding reuse targets across key product streams. This […]
ETIRA Board meets in Italy and visits Ecomondo 2025
November 10, 2025
The ETIRA Board met in Italy for its annual meeting and visited the Ecomondo sustainability trade show in Rimini. Discussions focused on market challenges, fighting non-compliant cartridges, upcoming EU Ecodesign rules, and ETIRA’s 2026 PR and trade show plans.
ETIRA comments on EU plans for Circular Economy Act
November 10, 2025
ETIRA has responded to the EU’s plans for a Circular Economy Act, calling for urgent regulatory support for the reuse of cartridges. The association urges the EU to remove OEM barriers, ban the import of single-use products, and make reuse a central component of Europe’s circular economy.
ETIRA welcomes EU and national parcel levies, calls for stronger compliance to protect Europe’s reuse industry
October 21, 2025
ETIRA supports EU levies as a first step towards fair competition, but the environmental costs of imported cartridges are far higher than €2 per parcel. The real cost of collecting and recycling these products within Europe is closer to €8 per unit.
New EU Ecodesign Rules for Smartphones – A Glimpse into the Future for Printing Equipment
October 2, 2025
The EU’s new Ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets give a glimpse of what may come for printers and imaging equipment. From June 2025, devices will have to meet strict requirements on durability, repair, reuse and recyclability. For ETIRA, this is a clear signal: similar rules for imaging products could level the playing field, boost reuse, and strengthen Europe’s circular economy.
ETIRA joins coalition calling for stronger EU rules on online marketplaces
September 18, 2025
E-commerce has transformed the way Europeans buy everything from toys to tech to printer cartridges. Yet behind the convenience of a click lies a growing risk: unsafe and non-compliant products entering the EU market without proper oversight. Every year, billions of small parcels arrive in the EU from third countries. According to the European Commission, […]