Digital product passport guidance by product category
Explore category-specific data, evidence and regulatory context for 17 product families.
Digital product passport requirements are product-specific. Use these guides to organize evidence and prepare your data model, then confirm the final scope against the applicable EU act and delegated measures.
Batteries
Chemistry, capacity, carbon footprint, recycled content, due diligence and lifecycle evidence.
In-scope EV, light means of transport and industrial batteries above 2 kWh require a battery passport from 18 February 2027.Open category guide02Textiles & apparel
Fibre composition, origin, care, durability, repair and end-of-life information.
Textiles and apparel are a first-priority ESPR product group. The 2025-2030 working plan gives 2027 as the indicative adoption year; final scope and requirements depend on the delegated act.Open category guide03Electronics
Components, energy use, software support, repairability, substances and e-waste routes.
ICT products and other electronics are identified in the ESPR priority framework, while several energy-related product rules already set model-specific information, repair and labelling duties.Open category guide04Construction products
Performance, DoP and EPD data, materials, service life, reuse and deconstruction.
The Construction Products Regulation creates a construction DPP framework. The Commission must establish the operational system through delegated acts.Open category guide05Furniture
Materials, sourcing, durability, repair, disassembly and recycled-content data.
Furniture is a priority final product in the ESPR 2025-2030 working plan, with 2028 as the indicative year for adoption of a product measure.Open category guide06Chemicals
Composition, hazard classification, safety data, safe handling and regulatory screening.
Chemicals are identified in the ESPR priority framework, but the first working plan calls for further study before deciding product-specific measures.Open category guide07Food-contact materials
Composition, intended use, declarations, migration information and traceability.
Food-contact materials follow their own safety framework. A DPP readiness record can organize declarations and traceability without implying a new universal passport obligation.Open category guide08Packaging
Material layers, recycled content, reuse, recyclability, labelling and end-of-life routes.
Packaging has dedicated EU sustainability, labelling and producer-responsibility rules. Passport readiness should be assessed against packaging type and role, not assumed from the ESPR framework alone.Open category guide09Automotive
Vehicle and component identity, materials, traceability, repair, reuse and recovery.
Vehicle and component duties are spread across sector rules; battery passports apply to EV batteries from 18 February 2027.Open category guide10Cosmetics
Ingredients, responsible operator, safety information and product or batch traceability.
Cosmetics have an established product-information and responsible-person framework. A passport-style record should complement, not replace, those controlled records.Open category guide11Medical devices
Device identifiers, manufacturer data, materials, evidence and lifecycle traceability.
Medical devices use the MDR/IVDR identification and technical-documentation systems. Any passport workflow must preserve those sector controls.Open category guide12Agriculture
Origin, inputs, production information, certifications and supply-chain traceability.
Agricultural products do not have one universal EU DPP obligation. Traceability and sustainability requirements depend on the commodity and product placed on the market.Open category guide13Tyres
Label class, rolling resistance, wet grip, noise, EPREL registration and recycled rubber.
Tyres are a priority product group in the ESPR framework and already have dedicated EU labelling requirements.Open category guide14Metals (iron, steel, aluminium)
Grade, production route, recycled content, embodied carbon and mill-certificate traceability.
Iron, steel and aluminium are priority intermediate products in the ESPR 2025-2030 working plan. The indicative adoption year is 2026 for iron and steel and 2027 for aluminium.Open category guide15Toys
CE conformity, age grading, EN 71 safety, chemical compliance and notified-body data.
The EU Toy Safety Regulation introduces a digital product passport framework for toys, with application from 1 August 2030.Open category guide16Appliances
Energy class, EPREL registration, consumption, spare-parts availability and repairability.
Many appliances already have ecodesign and energy-labelling duties; relevant measures are carried into the 2025-2030 ESPR working plan.Open category guide17Footwear
Upper, lining and outsole materials, origin, recycled content and care information.
Footwear was identified in the ESPR priority framework but is not included in the first 2025-2030 product-measure list. The Commission plans a sustainability study for completion by the end of 2027.Open category guideCategory packs support preparation and review. They do not replace legal or technical assessment.
Open a published passport
A battery passport published on DPP Shield: identifiers, materials, substances of concern, carbon footprint, repair information, six evidence documents and a verifiable credential you can check.
Demonstration data for illustration, not a real product.