Policy · 1h ago
HP India fined for facilitating toner price-fixing cartel
India's competition regulator fined HP for orchestrating a cartel among resellers to fix toner and ink prices. The probe found HP India facilitated collusion, including rigged tender bids, to keep prices artificially high. The penalty underscores ongoing scrutiny of printer companies' pricing practices.
Meridian48 take
The fine is a rare regulatory win against a printer giant's notoriously opaque pricing, but HP's global ink business model remains largely unchallenged.
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Even HP resellers thought the price of toner and ink was too high – so HP India facilitated an illegal cartel →
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