Regulation
Digital Product Passport Timeline by Product Group
DPP timeline as of November 2026: fixed dates for batteries, detergents and toys, and the Commission's indicative schedule for steel, textiles and more.
DPP Scope & Timeline Checker
The Digital Product Passport arrives product group by product group, through different EU acts. Select your group and role, and the checker shows the regime, the date, a status label (in force, adopted or expected) and a link to the source. Every entry shows the day it was last verified.
Product group
Batteries: LMT, industrial above 2 kWh, electric vehicleAdopted
Batteries: portable, SLI, industrial up to 2 kWhNo passport
Iron and steelExpected
Textiles: apparelExpected
FootwearNo passport
AluminiumExpected
TyresExpected
FurnitureExpected
MattressesExpected
Electronics, ICT and energy-related productsExpected
Construction productsExpected
Detergents and end-user surfactantsAdopted
ToysAdopted
Other physical productsNo passport
Pick the group that matches the product you place on the EU market or sell.
Your role for this product
Manufacturer or brand ownerYou make the product or have it made and sell it under your name.
ImporterYou place a product from outside the EU on the EU market.
Distributor or wholesalerYou buy within the EU and sell on to other businesses.
Retailer or online sellerYou sell to end users, in a shop or at a distance.
Result
- Product group
- Batteries: LMT, industrial above 2 kWh, electric vehicle
- Status
- AdoptedAdopted and published; the start date lies in the future.
- Date
- 18 February 2027fixed in the adopted act
- Legal basis
- Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Article 77
- What this means
- Battery passport via QR code for each battery placed on the market or put into service. The implementing act on access for persons with a legitimate interest (due 18 August 2026) was not yet published; the passport date does not depend on it.
- Your role once a passport applies: Manufacturer or brand owner
- You create the passport before placing the product on the market, keep it accurate, complete and up to date, attach the data carrier, register the passport in the EU registry and make a back-up copy available through a service provider.Role duties are summarised from the ESPR (Articles 27 to 31). Sector acts such as the Batteries Regulation assign the passport to the economic operator placing the product on the market; check the act for details.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Art. 13, 77Last verified:
Orientation only, not legal advice. Check the linked source before you rely on a date.
How it works
Choose the product group that matches what you place on the EU market or sell.
Choose your role for that product: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, distributor or retailer.
Read the status first: a fixed date in an adopted act is binding, an indicative date is a planning assumption.
Open the linked source and note the verification date before you put a deadline into an internal plan.
FAQ
How current is the data?
Each entry shows the date it was last checked against its source. EU acts can be adopted, amended or postponed at any time, so always open the linked source before relying on a date.
What is the difference between adopted and expected?
Adopted means the act has been published and contains a fixed start date. Expected means the Commission plans an act; the timing is indicative and creates no obligation yet.
My product group is not listed. What does that mean?
Choose “Other physical products”. The ESPR covers almost all physical goods as a framework, but a passport only becomes mandatory once a delegated act for the group exists.
Does the result replace a legal assessment?
No. The checker gives a first orientation. Whether a specific product falls under an act depends on definitions and customs codes in the legal text.
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More tools
All tools| # | Tool | What it does | You enter | You get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 group | Printable 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 serial | A correctly structured Digital Link URI |