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Who Makes HP’s Toner Chips?
For over a decade, HP and Brother have stood by and done virtually nothing while China’s APEX-Ninestar — a company already banned by the U.S. government — continues to flood the American market with counterfeit toner and chips. Billions in profits have been siphoned away, U.S. jobs have been destroyed, and the very integrity of the aftermarket has been gutted. And yet HP and Brother remain silent. Why?
The Smoking Gun Question: Who Makes HP’s Toner Chips?
Industry insiders now whisper what many fear to say aloud: Is Ninestar secretly manufacturing HP’s toner chips? The logic is chillingly simple: HP needs chips to lock down its printers. Ninestar controls the chip game globally. HP wants unrestricted access to the Chinese market to sell its PCs, laptops, and other technology. So a dirty deal gets cut: HP looks the other way on Ninestar’s global toner quest, and in return Ninestar supplies chips and CCP officials grant HP free rein in China. If true, this would explain everything — why HP hasn’t sued, why Ninestar always seems one step ahead, and why Chinese clone toner is still pouring into America despite an official U.S. ban. Brother Industries appears to be playing the same game. By allowing Chinese cloners to churn out millions of counterfeit supplies unchecked, Brother secures safe passage to sell its wide portfolio in China. But unlike HP, Brother hides behind an iron curtain of corporate secrecy. Still, the results speak for themselves — a blind eye to counterfeiting in exchange for market access.The Death of the Old Playbook
Not long ago, the aftermarket had a fighting chance. HP would release a new printer, U.S. remanufacturers would grab empties, reuse OEM chips, and bring products to market first. The Chinese would always lag, waiting for chips. But that world is gone. Now Chinese clones with brand-new chips are hitting Amazon in perfect sync with HP’s own launches. Look at the HP 218A & 218X series: U.S. remanufacturers can’t even gather empties fast enough, yet the Chinese already dominate Amazon with fresh compatibles. And Amazon, true to form, aids the deception by letting Chinese sellers paste fake “historical” reviews onto counterfeit listings, tricking buyers into thinking they’re legitimate.Where Are the Lawsuits?
If HP were serious, Ninestar would have been sued into oblivion years ago. Canon, which physically makes HP’s toner cartridges, could also have unleashed a legal war. Instead, all we see are token Amazon takedowns — a slap on the wrist, while the billion-dollar heist rolls on. Why? Because suing Ninestar may mean cutting off HP’s own supply of toner chips. Because Canon may also be complicit. And because exposing the truth might reveal a corporate treason scandal of epic scale.
Economic Espionage and The Politics of Hypocrisy
Here’s the bigger scandal: If Trump is truly the anti-China president he claims to be, why hasn’t his administration stopped this flood of counterfeit clone toner? The tools are already there. The federal ban is already in place. Enforcing it would be straightforward — yet to date, the “ban” looks more like an old PR stunt left over from the Biden administration. This isn’t just toner anymore. It’s corporate betrayal at the highest level — companies selling out to the CCP while politicians look the other way, all of this brought to you by Amazon, nicely packaged and delivered straight to you by tomorrow..
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