German Court Rules Against Ninestar in HP Patent Case
May 29, 2026
A Munich Regional Court has ruled in favour of HP in a patent infringement case involving Ninestar Corporation, recently renamed Pantum Technology, and related European entities including Seine Holland, G&G, Zhuhai Ninestar Information Technology, and Ninestar Image Tech. According to industry reporting, the court found an infringement of European Patent EP 3 530 470. Importantly, […]
2026 AGM Dortmund
May 27, 2026
ETIRA and The Recycler Live Bring the Industry Together in Dortmund On 21 May 2026, ETIRA held its Annual Meeting during The Recycler Live & Trade Days in Dortmund, Germany, bringing together members and industry representatives from across Europe for discussions on the future of remanufacturing, compliance, sustainability, and circular economy policy. With strong participation from across […]
EU Customs Update
May 8, 2026
EU Customs Reform Targets Non-Compliant Imports and E-Commerce Loopholes
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.