EU Digital Product Passport · ESPR Reg (EU) 2024/1781
Is your product in the first Digital Product Passport wave?
The EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) arrives product group by product group under the ESPR. Describe your product and company and find out whether you're in the first priority wave, the expected timeline, and the sustainability data you should start collecting now.
The rule, in one line
The ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) entered into force on 18 July 2024 and introduces the Digital Product Passport, set product group by product group through delegated acts. The first 2025-2030 working plan (adopted April 2025) prioritises textiles & apparel, iron & steel, aluminium, furniture, tyres, mattresses and energy-related products. Separately, destroying unsold textiles, apparel and footwear is prohibited for large companies from 19 July 2026.
Official sources: European Commission — ESPR/DPP · 2025-2030 working plan · Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
In the first DPP wave — prepare your data
8DPP data points to prepare
Textiles are first: a simplified DPP is proposed around 2027, advanced ~2030 and full ~2033 (proposed horizons — confirm against the delegated act).
Your readiness checklist
- Track the delegated act for your product group under the 2025-2030 ESPR working planRegulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR), product-group delegated acts
- Start collecting the DPP data set (identity, durability, materials, recycled content, substances of concern, recyclability, footprint) from your supply chainRegulation (EU) 2024/1781, DPP information requirements
- Plan the data carrier (QR code / digital identifier) and how you will host the DPP recordESPR — DPP identifiers and data carriers (implementing acts in preparation)
- Stop destroying unsold textiles, apparel and footwear — prohibited for large companies from 19 July 2026Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, prohibition on destruction of unsold consumer products
The DPP data set to start collecting
- Product identity, model and unique identifier (data carrier / QR code)
- Technical performance and durability
- Materials and their origin
- Reparability and spare-parts / repair information
- Recycled content
- Presence of substances of concern
- Recyclability and end-of-life handling
- Lifecycle environmental footprint
Per-product export
DPP readiness pack (PDF) · €39
A print-ready pack: your readiness verdict, the DPP data set to collect from your supply chain, the destruction-ban timeline, and the steps to prepare — built from the answers above.
This is guidance, not legal advice. The export restates the ESPR framework for your inputs; confirm against the delegated act for your product group.
What this tool is — and isn't
This checker restates the ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) and its 2025-2030 working plan for the product you describe. It is an estimate and orientation, not legal advice. Product-specific DPP requirements come via delegated acts that are still being drafted — confirm dates and data fields against the act for your group.
How the determination works
1. Is your product in the first wave?
The DPP arrives product group by product group. The first 2025-2030 working plan prioritises textiles & apparel, iron & steel, aluminium, furniture, tyres, mattresses and energy-related products. Other products may follow in later plans.
2. The data to prepare
Whatever your group, the DPP will carry a similar data set: product identity, durability, materials and origin, reparability, recycled content, substances of concern, recyclability and lifecycle footprint. Start gathering this from your supply chain now.
3. The unsold-stock destruction ban
Separate from the DPP, the ESPR bans destruction of unsold textiles, apparel and footwear for large companies from 19 July 2026. Medium and small companies have longer timelines.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Digital Product Passport?
- A digital record (accessed via a data carrier such as a QR code) carrying a product's sustainability data — durability, materials, recycled content, recyclability and more — under the ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781).
- Which products are covered first?
- The 2025-2030 working plan prioritises textiles & apparel, iron & steel, aluminium, furniture, tyres, mattresses and energy-related products. Requirements arrive group by group through delegated acts.
- When exactly does my DPP become mandatory?
- It depends on the delegated act for your product group, which are still being drafted. For textiles, simplified/advanced/full DPP horizons of roughly 2027/2030/2033 have been proposed; for other groups no fixed date is set yet.
- What data should I start collecting?
- Product identity and technical performance, materials and their origin, durability and reparability, recycled content, substances of concern, recyclability/end-of-life and lifecycle environmental footprint — gathered from your supply chain.
- What is the unsold-stock destruction ban?
- The ESPR prohibits destroying unsold textiles, apparel and footwear for large companies from 19 July 2026, with longer timelines for medium and small companies.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. This tool restates the ESPR framework and working plan for the product you describe. It is orientation for sellers, not legal advice. Confirm dates and data fields against the delegated act for your group.