One of the first questions companies ask when they learn about the Digital Product Passport is: where do I actually go to fill it in? Is there a form somewhere on a government website? The short answer is no — and understanding why matters for how you plan your compliance work.
Is there an official EU DPP portal?
No. The EU does not operate a data-entry portal where you type in your product's DPP fields. The EU DPP Registry — managed under the ESPR framework — is a registry of identifiers and economic operators. It records that a DPP exists and who is responsible for it; it does not store the DPP's field data, and you do not enter product information directly into it.
How do you create a DPP?
You create a DPP on a compliant platform or via its API. The process has four steps regardless of which platform you use:
- Pick the category — the category determines which field template applies (battery, packaging, electronics, textiles, and so on). Each category has its own mandatory field set under the relevant regulation.
- Complete the field template — enter the required values (material composition, carbon footprint, recycled content, compliance references, and so on) and attach supporting evidence (test reports, SDS files, certificates).
- Review and approve — the platform flags missing required fields or implausible values before you publish. A human approves the final record.
- Publish — the platform registers the DPP, generates a GS1 Digital Link QR code, and makes the record accessible to authorised parties (public fields, restricted fields for inspectors, authority-access fields for regulators).
How is the DPP published?
When you publish a DPP, the platform mints a unique identifier and a GS1 Digital Link URL. That URL is encoded into a QR code which goes on the physical product (or its packaging). Anyone who scans the QR code is resolved to the right DPP record — the public data tier is openly readable, while restricted tiers require authentication. The data itself lives on the platform, not on the QR code.
What TracePass provides
TracePass is the platform where you complete this process. For each regulated category, it ships a pre-built field template matching the regulation's field list — you fill in the values, attach evidence, and publish. You can work through the form in the browser, or drive the whole process via the REST API. A supplier portal lets you forward specific field requests upstream to the parties that own the data, so you are not limited to what your direct supplier can provide.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an EU government website where I enter my DPP data?
No. The EU DPP Registry records identifiers and responsible operators — it is not a data-entry portal. You create and host DPP data on a compliant platform like TracePass, not on an EU government site.
How do I create a Digital Product Passport?
Pick the product category on a compliant platform to load the correct field template. Complete the required fields, attach supporting evidence, and publish. Publishing registers the DPP and generates a GS1 Digital Link QR code for the physical product.
How is a DPP published and made available?
When you publish, the platform mints a unique identifier and a GS1 Digital Link URL, encoded into a QR code for the physical product. Scanning the QR code resolves to the DPP record — public fields are openly readable; restricted and authority-access tiers require authentication.
Can I create a DPP via API instead of a web form?
Yes. TracePass exposes a REST API so you can create, update, and publish passports programmatically. This suits high-volume workflows — for example, creating one passport per manufactured unit from your ERP or production system.
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