Product
The physical product you make or sell
DPP basics
A Digital Product Passport is a digital record connected to a physical product.
People reach it through a QR code or another data carrier. What it needs to contain depends on the product type and the legislation that applies to it.
If DPPs are new to you, the useful first question is not “which database fields do I need?” It is “what product information do I already have, and where is it?”
Identifier
A SKU, GTIN or other product identifier where relevant
QR or data carrier
The route from the physical item to its digital record
Passport
The product information made available digitally
Why DPPs?
Make useful product information easier to find.
The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation establishes the DPP framework. Product-specific delegated acts under ESPR—and, in some sectors, separate EU legislation—then determine what covered products must provide and when.
Does this affect me?
It depends on the product, your role and where you sell it.
If you place products on the EU market, identify the product group first. The Madeivo checker can point you towards the likely route and useful preparation work, but it does not replace a product-specific legal assessment.
Check what may apply →What information is involved?
Mostly familiar product information, brought together properly.
There is no universal DPP checklist for every product, but these are common kinds of information worth getting under control.
Product identity
Name, model or SKU, identifiers and variants.
Materials and composition
What the product is made from where that matters.
Suppliers and manufacturers
The businesses behind the product and its materials.
Supporting documents
Declarations, specifications and other source files behind product claims.
Care, repair and end of life
Instructions where the product-specific rules call for them.
Published information
The public Passport, QR link and history of updates.
What can I do now?
Pick one real product and organise what you already know.
Do not start by migrating the whole catalogue. One representative product is enough to show you what's missing.
- 1. Identify it. Name, SKU, variants and any identifiers you already use.
- 2. Record what it is made from. Materials or composition that you can support.
- 3. Add the people behind it. Supplier or manufacturer details where relevant.
- 4. Keep the source files. Put declarations and specifications with the facts they support.
- 5. Note what is missing. Ask the supplier rather than filling the gap by guesswork.
1 · Product information
Add what you know
Product details, materials, variants and identifiers stay together.
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2 · Supporting documents
Keep the proof with it
Supplier documents can stay private while remaining connected to the product information they support.
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3 · Public Passport
Publish what customers should see
Use one public QR link and update the Passport when product information changes.
Where the rollout is now
The EU DPP Registry became operational on 20 July 2026.
The Registry acts as the EU-level index for DPPs. It stores identifiers, registration details and summary information; the detailed product information is not held in one central EU database. Certain batteries are the first major deadline on 18 February 2027, while ESPR product groups follow their own rules and dates.
Primary sources
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