EU Digital Product Passport
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR), sets up a digital passport for products sold in the EU. It arrives one product group at a time, and the first is batteries.
Do my products need a Digital Product Passport today?
No. A product needs a passport only once a delegated act for its product group is adopted and its lead time, usually 18 months or more, has run.
ESPR has been in force since 18 July 2024. The EU passport registry was due by 19 July 2026. The ban on destroying unsold apparel and footwear, which applies to large companies from the same date, is a separate ESPR rule, not a passport requirement.
Which products come first?
| Product group | Passport status, October 2026 |
|---|---|
| EV, LMT and industrial batteries over 2 kWh | Required from 18 February 2027 under the Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 |
| Iron and steel | ESPR delegated act expected around the end of 2026, then a lead time |
| Textiles, aluminium, tyres | Delegated acts expected in 2027 |
Who carries the obligation?
The manufacturer placing the product on the EU market, or its EU importer or authorised representative. A non-EU maker supplies the product data the delegated act specifies, such as materials, carbon footprint, recycled content and substances of concern.
What to prepare now
- Keep bill-of-materials and substance data per product and specification version, not per shipment.
- For batteries, prepare the data the Batteries Regulation lists for the passport before February 2027.
- Hold carbon footprint and recycled-content evidence where you already collect it for CBAM or PPWR.
Is Truo ready for the Digital Product Passport?
Passport support is planned for each product group ahead of its application date. Truo already keeps product data and evidence against each specification version on the trade record, which is the data a passport draws on.