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Digital Product Passport (DPP)

A structured, digital record of a product's identity, materials, supply chain and sustainability data, accessible via a data carrier such as a QR code or NFC tag.

A Digital Product Passport is the EU's chosen mechanism for making product-level information machine-readable and consumer-accessible across the entire lifecycle. Under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), most physical goods sold into the EU will need a DPP by the end of the decade.

Each passport links a unique product instance — usually via a GS1 Digital Link QR code, NFC tag or RFID — to a hosted record covering origin, components, repair instructions, recycling guidance, ownership history and compliance documentation. Different audiences (consumers, recyclers, regulators, repairers) see different views of the same underlying data.

DPPs are not a single product or vendor — they are a regulatory data model. Brands implement them by combining identifier standards (GS1), a hosting platform, and a connected packaging carrier on the product itself.

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Related terms

ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation)
The EU regulation that introduces mandatory Digital Product Passports and stricter ecodesign requirements across nearly all physical goods sold in the EU.
GS1 Digital Link
A GS1 standard that turns a product's GTIN into a resolvable web URL, letting a single QR code serve consumers, retailers, regulators and supply-chain systems.
Connected Packaging
Physical packaging that carries a scannable data carrier (QR, NFC, RFID) linking the product to a live digital experience.
Battery Passport
The product-specific Digital Product Passport mandated for EV and industrial batteries above 2 kWh sold in the EU from February 2027.
Textile DPP
The Digital Product Passport variant being defined for apparel, footwear and other textile products under ESPR — expected to be the first mainstream consumer DPP mandate.
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