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title: DPP readiness checker — which EU rules apply to your product
description: "Free check: is an EU Digital Product Passport mandatory for your product, what data must it carry, and which regulation sits behind each field. No signup."
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# DPP readiness checker — which EU rules apply to your product

> Free check: is an EU Digital Product Passport mandatory for your product, what data must it carry, and which regulation sits behind each field. No signup.

Pick your product category and answer a few questions about the data you already hold. You get a per-field verdict citing the instrument behind it — including where a duty exists but the passport is not how you discharge it.

Every verdict below is generated from our open field specifications, where each field is traced to the EU law behind it.

## Batteries

**Passport mandatory from 2027-02-18** — Battery Regulation, Art. 77(1)

Field breakdown (119 fields):

- Required by law in force: 54
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 48
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 11
- Useful, not mandated: 6

## Textiles

**No passport duty in force.** ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a framework: it makes passports possible but mandates no product data until a delegated act is adopted for your product group, and none has been. There is no deadline to render, and anyone quoting you one for this category is quoting an adoption target, not a legal obligation. What follows is what the law requires of you today, and what to prepare for.

Field breakdown (60 fields):

- Required by law in force: 5
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 12
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 32
- Useful, not mandated: 11

## Electronics

**No passport duty in force.** ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a framework: it makes passports possible but mandates no product data until a delegated act is adopted for your product group, and none has been. There is no deadline to render, and anyone quoting you one for this category is quoting an adoption target, not a legal obligation. What follows is what the law requires of you today, and what to prepare for.

Field breakdown (167 fields):

- Required by law in force: 4
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 143
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 20

## Construction

**No passport duty in force.** ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a framework: it makes passports possible but mandates no product data until a delegated act is adopted for your product group, and none has been. There is no deadline to render, and anyone quoting you one for this category is quoting an adoption target, not a legal obligation. What follows is what the law requires of you today, and what to prepare for.

Field breakdown (49 fields):

- Required by law in force: 4
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 30
- Useful, not mandated: 15

## Iron & Steel

**No passport duty in force.** ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a framework: it makes passports possible but mandates no product data until a delegated act is adopted for your product group, and none has been. There is no deadline to render, and anyone quoting you one for this category is quoting an adoption target, not a legal obligation. What follows is what the law requires of you today, and what to prepare for.

Field breakdown (84 fields):

- Required by law in force: 29
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 24
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 16
- Useful, not mandated: 15

## Furniture

**No passport duty in force.** ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a framework: it makes passports possible but mandates no product data until a delegated act is adopted for your product group, and none has been. There is no deadline to render, and anyone quoting you one for this category is quoting an adoption target, not a legal obligation. What follows is what the law requires of you today, and what to prepare for.

Field breakdown (79 fields):

- Required by law in force: 4
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 35
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 26
- Useful, not mandated: 14

## Detergents

**Passport mandatory from 2029-09-23** — Detergents Regulation

Field breakdown (87 fields):

- Required by law in force: 28
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 37
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 17
- Useful, not mandated: 5

## Paints & Coatings

**No passport duty in force.** ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a framework: it makes passports possible but mandates no product data until a delegated act is adopted for your product group, and none has been. There is no deadline to render, and anyone quoting you one for this category is quoting an adoption target, not a legal obligation. What follows is what the law requires of you today, and what to prepare for.

Field breakdown (75 fields):

- Required by law in force: 25
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 30
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 12
- Useful, not mandated: 8

## Packaging

**No passport duty in force.** ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a framework: it makes passports possible but mandates no product data until a delegated act is adopted for your product group, and none has been. There is no deadline to render, and anyone quoting you one for this category is quoting an adoption target, not a legal obligation. What follows is what the law requires of you today, and what to prepare for.

Field breakdown (66 fields):

- Required by law in force: 9
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 28
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 29

## Toys

**Passport mandatory from 2030-08-01** — 32025R2509, Art. 20 (DPP) — applies with the Regulation from 1 Aug 2030

Field breakdown (28 fields):

- Required by law in force: 14
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 5
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 8
- Useful, not mandated: 1

## FMCG

**No passport duty in force.** ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a framework: it makes passports possible but mandates no product data until a delegated act is adopted for your product group, and none has been. There is no deadline to render, and anyone quoting you one for this category is quoting an adoption target, not a legal obligation. What follows is what the law requires of you today, and what to prepare for.

Field breakdown (42 fields):

- Required by law in force: 9
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 27
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 6

## Tyres

**No passport duty in force.** ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a framework: it makes passports possible but mandates no product data until a delegated act is adopted for your product group, and none has been. There is no deadline to render, and anyone quoting you one for this category is quoting an adoption target, not a legal obligation. What follows is what the law requires of you today, and what to prepare for.

Field breakdown (95 fields):

- Required by law in force: 2
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 43
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 27
- Useful, not mandated: 23

## Jewelry

**No passport duty in force.** ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a framework: it makes passports possible but mandates no product data until a delegated act is adopted for your product group, and none has been. There is no deadline to render, and anyone quoting you one for this category is quoting an adoption target, not a legal obligation. What follows is what the law requires of you today, and what to prepare for.

Field breakdown (53 fields):

- Required by law in force: 3
- Required, but discharged elsewhere: 17
- Anticipated — not yet mandated: 10
- Useful, not mandated: 23

This is an informational readiness tool, not legal advice and not a determination of compliance. It reflects instruments in force and cites each one so you can check it yourself. The economic operator remains responsible for compliance.
