What Is a Digital Product Passport? (And What It Isn't)
Plain-language definition of the EU Digital Product Passport — what it is, what it isn't, who must file one, and the timeline for the 12 covered categories.
Read →Deep dives on EU DPP regulations, passport data models, and what compliance-aware manufacturers need to prepare for.
A Digital Product Passport is a structured digital record that accompanies a physical product across its lifecycle, carrying information about composition, origin, environmental footprint, repair and recycling instructions, and regulatory compliance status. Under the EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR, Regulation 2024/1781) and the EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542), DPPs will be mandatory for most product categories sold in the EU between 2027 and 2030, accessed via a data carrier — typically a GS1 Digital Link QR code or NFC tag — printed on or attached to the product.
Read the full explainer →Field-by-field breakdown of all 91 mandatory data points required by Feb 2027. Organised into 7 sections, with regulation references and source-data guidance for each field.
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Plain-language definition of the EU Digital Product Passport — what it is, what it isn't, who must file one, and the timeline for the 12 covered categories.
Read →60% of a DPP project timeline is supplier data collection, not the regulation. The four process changes that shrink a 16-week effort to 2 weeks.
Read →Battery passports become mandatory in February 2027. What the regulation requires, which batteries are in scope, and what manufacturers need to prepare now.
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