EU Digital Product Passport · independent guide

The Digital Product Passport, explained

An independent, practical guide to the EU Digital Product Passport: what is in force, what is adopted and what is still expected, with free browser tools.

Where the rules stand

Three labels, never mixed: in force, adopted with a future start date, or expected.

Product group or ruleStatusDate
ESPR frameworkIn forcesince 18 July 2024
EU DPP registryIn forcesince 20 July 2026
Batteries: LMT, industrial above 2 kWh, electric vehicleAdopted18 February 2027
Iron and steelExpectedDelegated act indicated for Q4 2026
Textiles: apparelExpectedDelegated act indicated for Q4 2027
Detergents and end-user surfactantsAdopted23 September 2029
ToysAdopted1 August 2030

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Free tools

All tools

Three small tools for the first questions: does it apply, what data, and how does the link look.

Free tools
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DPP Scope & Timeline Checker

Pick a product group and your role to see whether a Digital Product Passport applies, from when, on which legal basis and how firm the date is.Product group and your roleStatus, date, legal basis and source

DPP Data Checklist Builder

Pick a product group and get a printable checklist of the data a Digital Product Passport is expected to contain, with final and non-final lists marked.Product groupPrintable list of passport data categories

GS1 Digital Link Builder

Build a correctly structured GS1 Digital Link URI from a GTIN, with check-digit validation and optional batch or serial number, for your own domain.Domain, GTIN, optional batch or serialA correctly structured Digital Link URI

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What Is the Digital Product Passport (DPP)?

The EU Digital Product Passport explained: what it is, which laws create it, who must provide it, what is already fixed and which dates are still open.

Category
Basics & regulation
Reading time
8 min read
Updated

Basics & regulation

ESPR, the DPP registry and who owes what: the legal framework in plain language.

Product groups

Batteries, textiles, steel and more: status and dates per product group.

Data, standards & carriers

What a passport contains, the EN 182xx standards, QR codes and GS1 Digital Link.

Implementation

From product inventory to data model: preparing without waiting for every act.

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