DPP basics19 July 2026·5 min read
Where Do You Fill In a Digital Product Passport?
No EU portal accepts DPP data. You build a DPP on a compliant platform: pick a template, fill the fields, and publish — generating a GS1 Digital Link QR code.
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Deep dives on EU DPP regulations, passport data models, and what compliance-aware manufacturers need to prepare for.
Scan to open on your phoneView live demo passportWhat is a Digital Product Passport (DPP)?
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.
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EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 — 94-Field Compliance Guide
Field-by-field breakdown of all 94 mandatory data points required by Feb 2027. Organised into 7 sections, with regulation references and source-data guidance for each field.
26 pages · Generated from the live battery template
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ESPR19 July 2026·6 min read
Do Lamps Need a Digital Product Passport?
Lamps have no binding DPP deadline. ESPR sets no requirements directly — obligations need a delegated act, none adopted for lamps or electronics yet.
Read →Battery Regulation19 July 2026·7 min read
Battery Regulation: Three Distinct Documentation Obligations
Art. 13 labelling, Annex VIII technical docs, and the Art. 77 passport are three distinct obligations under EU Reg 2023/1542, with staggered dates.
Read →Supplier data22 June 2026·9 min read
Why a Tier-1 Supplier Declaration Isn't Enough for a DPP
A tier-1 supplier declaration tells you what your direct supplier asserts — not what's verifiable or upstream. Why DPP data needs evidence and chain depth.
Read →Customer pilots13 June 2026·6 min read
A Bulgarian jeweller puts Digital Product Passports on its pieces
How Vantony, a Bulgarian fine-jewellery brand, became a TracePass design partner — putting provenance and materials data on every piece, before any mandate.
Read →Textiles10 June 2026·9 min read
Textile Digital Product Passport: What Brands Must Prepare
Textiles are an ESPR priority for the EU Digital Product Passport. What a textile DPP will require, the honest timeline, and how to prepare now.
Read →Compliance timeline10 June 2026·10 min read
When Does My Product Need a DPP? ESPR Timeline by Group
Batteries need a DPP by 18 Feb 2027. Other ESPR groups await delegated acts. Find your group, your date, and the honest caveats.
Read →Batteries10 June 2026·9 min read
Second-Life Batteries: Do They Need a New DPP?
Repurposing an EV battery for storage is a new placing on the market — it generally needs a new battery passport linked to the original.
Read →Buyer's guide9 June 2026·10 min read
DPP Software vs Compliance Consulting: What Actually Fills the Fields
A battery DPP is 94 fields; electronics, 166. What decides your cost and timeline is how they get filled — a consulting project, or an automated pipeline.
Read →DPP basics1 May 2026·9 min read
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 →Supplier data23 April 2026·11 min read
Collecting DPP Data from Suppliers: The Bottleneck Nobody Talks About
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 Regulation22 April 2026·12 min read
EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542: February 2027 Compliance Guide
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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