ESPR · Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 · Early access
Digital Product Passport: verifiable data in a single scan
Prepare structured data on the origin, composition, and environmental footprint of your products before delegated acts become binding for your sector — and reuse the data you already collect for EUDR and CBAM.
In brief
What is a Digital Product Passport (DPP)?
A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a structured, machine-readable set of product data — origin, composition, repairability, recycled content, and environmental footprint — linked to a unique identifier and accessible through a data carrier, most commonly a QR code.
The DPP is introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 on ecodesign for sustainable products (ESPR), and obligations for individual product groups are set by delegated acts. Pixel & Proof is B2B software that turns supply chain compliance data (EUDR, CBAM) into verifiable passport content.
Key facts
- Legal framework: Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR), in force since July 2024
- Application: gradual, through delegated acts by product group
- First obligation: battery passport from February 2027 (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542)
- Priorities: textiles, furniture, tyres, mattresses, iron and steel, aluminium
- Data carrier: QR code with a unique product identifier
- Access: different levels for the public, authorities, and partners
Regulatory framework
What is the DPP and when does it become mandatory?
A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a structured, machine-readable record of a product — its origin, composition, presence of substances of concern, repairability, and environmental footprint — accessible through a data carrier such as a QR code on the product or packaging.
It is introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 on ecodesign for sustainable products (ESPR), in force since July 2024. The specific content and deadlines are set by delegated acts for each product group, and technical requirements are elaborated by harmonised CEN/CENELEC standards.
First product groups
Group
Status
Batteries
Battery passport mandatory from February 2027 (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542)
Textiles and clothing
Priority of the ESPR working plan 2025–2030
Iron, steel, and aluminium
Priority of the ESPR working plan 2025–2030
Furniture, tyres, mattresses
Priority of the ESPR working plan 2025–2030
Exact application dates depend on the adoption of the individual delegated acts.
How the DPP module works
A passport that customers, customs, and authorities can verify themselves
GS1 Digital Link QR
A unique identifier per model, batch, or individual product (GTIN, batch, serial number) in the open GS1 standard.
Signed credentials
Key claims are issued as W3C Verifiable Credentials with a cryptographic signature, verifiable without intermediaries.
Access levels
Public data for customers, extended data for authorities and recyclers, confidential data only for authorized partners.
Composition and origin
Materials, recycled content share, and the origin of raw materials linked to source evidence from the supply chain.
Module connectivity
The data you already have becomes passport content
Raw material traceability to the plot from the EUDR module and verified embedded emissions from the CBAM module can be included directly in the Digital Product Passport, without manual re-entry.
The result is one consistent picture of the product — from the raw material source to the QR code on the shelf — that updates when the input data changes.
DPP FAQ
Digital Product Passport — answers for manufacturers
Which products must have a digital passport?
The obligation applies to product groups for which the European Commission adopts a delegated act under ESPR. The first obligation concerns batteries (from February 2027), and the 2025–2030 working plan lists textiles and clothing, furniture, tyres, mattresses, and iron, steel, and aluminium as priorities.
What data does a DPP contain?
The exact content is determined by the delegated act for each product group. It typically includes a unique identifier, manufacturer data, material composition and recycled content, presence of substances of concern, repair and recycling instructions, and environmental footprint data.
Who is responsible for creating the digital passport?
The economic operator placing the product on the EU market is responsible — as a rule the manufacturer or, for products from outside the EU, the importer. Accurate data also requires supplier data from across the supply chain.
What is GS1 Digital Link?
GS1 Digital Link is an open standard that encodes GS1 identifiers (e.g., GTIN, batch number, serial number) as a web address in a QR code. The same QR code can therefore serve both retail and opening the Digital Product Passport.
How is the DPP linked to EUDR and CBAM?
The data a company already collects for EUDR (origin of raw materials down to the plot level) and CBAM (verified embedded emissions) is directly usable as Digital Product Passport content. Pixel & Proof links them into a single, verifiable product record.
Prepare for the DPP in time
We are developing the DPP module with our first users. Get in touch so we can assess which of your product groups and deadlines apply to you.