Frequently Asked Questions

How should a purchase order be written so receiving gets exactly this item?

Put the full part code on the PO line: TK6307, black, 10 cartridges. That code is what our warehouse picks against and what your receiving team should match against the box labels, so the $1,007.41 order lands as ten of the correct cartridge rather than a near-miss substitute.

What should receiving check when a shipment of ten arrives?

Count the boxes against the packing slip before signing, and note any crushed or torn packaging on the delivery record the same day. Cartridges are robust, but a written note made at the dock is what makes a later transit-damage conversation straightforward.

Can sealed cartridges sit in our stores for over a year?

Yes, with ordinary care: keep them sealed, stored flat, in a dry room away from heat sources and sunlight. Toner powder does not spoil on a calendar the way perishables do, so a bulk quantity bought ahead of need remains fully usable as the year unfolds.

How are the ten units issued out to departments?

Most facilities teams release them one or two at a time against a simple stores log, keeping the balance sealed centrally. Because each TK6307 is a complete 35,000-page cartridge, a department taking one unit is stocked for a long stretch before it needs to come back.

Our fleet may retire a machine next year. What happens to unopened stock bought for it?

First, the same cartridge also runs in the TASKalfa 3501i, TASKalfa 4500i and TASKalfa 5500i, so units often find a home elsewhere in the fleet. For stock that stays sealed and genuinely surplus, the free returns running a full year give you an exit — details are on our shipping and returns page.

Does buying ten at once change the warranty in any way?

No. Every cartridge carries the same 1-year warranty individually, so a unit that fails in month nine is treated exactly like one that fails in week one, without reference to its nine pack-mates. Questions reach us Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and orders dispatch from our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses.

How many pages does a ten-pack represent for the year?

Ten cartridges at 35,000 pages each come to 350,000 pages at the standard 5% coverage — the annual-quantity figure this pack is built around. Dense forms and heavy graphics will pull the real total down, while plain text runs closer to it, so the honest way to plan is to read the page counter when the first unit goes in and measure the interval it actually delivers. That measured interval, multiplied across ten identical TK6307 units, turns the pack from a bulk buy into a dated plan for the year.

How do we budget the year's toner spend from this one order?

Start from the order itself: $1,007.41 for roughly 350,000 pages of printing. Divide your monthly page volume into that total and you can see how many months the stock covers before the next order is even a question — one purchase-order line, one receiving check, no mid-year reordering. If volume jumps, the page counter shows it early, and the budget still holds because the cost was fixed on the day the ten-pack arrived.

How should ten boxes be arranged in the storeroom so the oldest is always next?

Shelve them in arrival order, date each box when it lands, and work from the front row first. Keep the boxes sealed and flat, and when the front row is gone, the next row is already the oldest stock — no hunting, no forgotten box at the back. A simple stores log noting the date and the machine each unit went to keeps the rotation honest, and the balance on the shelf is visible at a glance whenever anyone checks.

How do we show finance that the ten-pack was the right buy?

With the paper trail the pack creates anyway: page-counter readings before and after, the stores log showing units issued to departments, and the per-page math from the $1,007.41 order across 350,000 pages. That trail turns a bulk purchase into a measured decision — the stock was drawn down on schedule, every TK6307 issued was a full 35,000-page cartridge, and each unit carried its own 1-year warranty with free returns for a year. Finance sees consumption, not just a large invoice.

About This 10-Pack

This is the annual-quantity format of the compatible Kyocera-Mita TK6307 black cartridge: ten sealed units for $1,007.41, fitting the TASKalfa 3500i, TASKalfa 3501i, TASKalfa 4500i and TASKalfa 5500i. It is written for the buyer who provisions a whole site on one order — central stock, departmental issue, no mid-year reordering — with each of the ten cartridges covered by a 1-year warranty and free returns for a year.