Retail & E-commerce
What Should a Consumer See After Scanning?
The compliance side of a passport is about data. The commercial side is about the first five seconds.
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Digital Product Passport (DPP) articles
Everything on what a Digital Product Passport is, what data it carries, how it is created and how it is verified on the EU market.
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Articles in this topic 40 articles
Retail & E-commerce
What Should a Consumer See After Scanning?
The compliance side of a passport is about data. The commercial side is about the first five seconds.
Digital Product Passport
The Future of the DPP and Competitive Advantage
Those who see the DPP only as a burden miss the opportunity. We explore the passport's potential to become a competitive and marketing asset.
Verification
DPP Verification, Trust and Digital Signatures
A passport is only valuable if it is trustworthy. We explain the digital-signature and versioning mechanisms that prove data was not tampered with.
Export
The Cost of Non-Compliance and Penalties
Compliance looks like a cost; but the cost of non-compliance is often greater. A picture of penalties and indirect losses.
Security
Audit Trails and Versioning in a DPP
A system that cannot answer "what did you declare last year?" is incomplete for audit purposes.
Security
Data Persistence and Backup Providers
Companies close, platforms change, domains lapse. The passport still has to be there.
ESPR
Economic Operators and Their Responsibilities
DPP responsibility does not sit with one party but spreads along the chain. We clarify who is responsible for what — maker, importer, distributor.
Integration
What Is JSON-LD, and Why Use It for DPP Data?
The same JSON, but JSON whose meaning machines know. Why linked data pays off in a passport.
SME
Where to Start Collecting DPP Data? (A Checklist)
The most-asked question: 'Where do I start?' This checklist lays out the concrete steps for collecting passport data.
Standards
CEN/CENELEC JTC 24 and the M/604 Request
The standards did not appear from nowhere. Knowing who wrote them, under what mandate, shapes your compliance strategy.
Standards
EN 18223: The Core Data Model and Semantics
This is the base of the standards family: what the words and fields actually mean.
SME
DPP Preparation for SMEs
The DPP is not just for big companies. We break down the process — overwhelming with a small team — into manageable steps for SMEs.
Standards
EN 18221: Data Storage and Archiving
A passport can outlive your company. The persistence obligation is exactly about that.
GDPR
GDPR/KVKK and DPP Data Management
The passport is public; but what about trade secrets and personal data? We explain how to keep the DPP compliant with GDPR/KVKK.
Carbon Footprint
Carbon Footprint and the Product Passport
The carbon footprint is the passport's most-scrutinised data. We explain how it is calculated, its link to CBAM, and correct declaration.
Supply Chain
Supply-Chain Traceability and the DPP
The hardest part of the passport is often outside your own factory: data from your suppliers. We explain how to build traceability.
Battery
The Battery Passport (EU Battery Regulation)
The battery passport is the earliest DPP to take effect. We examine this obligation, which arrives under a separate regulation, and its scope.
Circularity
Circularity and Recyclability Data
The passport's real purpose is to make circularity measurable. We explain why repair, disassembly and recycling data sit at its centre.
GS1 Digital Link
Data Carriers: QR, Data Matrix and NFC/RFID
Access to the passport starts with a carrier. We compare the differences between QR, Data Matrix and NFC — and the right choice.
GS1 Digital Link
DPP with GS1 Digital Link and QR Codes
GS1 Digital Link lets a single QR code route both consumer and machine to the right data. The passport's linking backbone.
Standards
The EN 18219 / 18221 / 18222 Standards Family
The DPP rests not on a single standard but on a complementary family: data model, access, unique identity and interoperability.
Data Carriers
DPP QR Codes: Size, Placement and Print Quality
An unreadable QR is a non-existent passport. Practical rules from module size and contrast to placement and durability.
GS1 Digital Link
What Is a GTIN, and How Do You Get One for a DPP?
The number under your barcode can also be the basis of your DPP identifier. The practical rules for getting GTINs right.
Standards
What Is EN 18220? Data Carrier and Access
EN 18220 defines 'how' the passport is accessed: free, app-free, smartphone-readable. The standard's core principles.
ESPR
What Is a DPP Service Provider?
Technical operation can be delegated; legal responsibility cannot. The limits of the service provider model and how to choose one.
ESPR
Which Product Groups Will Need a DPP?
From textiles to steel, electronics to furniture: we examine ESPR's priority product groups and the logic that defines scope.
ESPR
What Is a Delegated Act, and How Does It Make the DPP Mandatory?
The answer to "when is the DPP mandatory?" lives inside this mechanism. The delegated act process, step by step.
ESPR
The ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030
From 33 candidate categories to six product groups: the logic behind the Working Plan, its calendar and what it means for exporters.
ESPR
ESPR Articles 9–13: The DPP Provisions
What the five articles that form ESPR's passport backbone actually say, and which technical obligations they create in practice.
Digital Product Passport
Multilingual DPPs: Which Languages Do You Need?
27 Member States, 24 official languages. Before you translate anything, decide which data can be coded instead.
Digital Product Passport
The Passport Lifecycle: Create, Update, Archive
Publishing the passport is not the end. Version management, update triggers and the archiving obligation.
ESPR
DPP Timeline and Deadlines
ESPR is in force; rules for the first product groups arrive in the coming years. Let's read the timeline and the preparation window together.
Digital Product Passport
Model, Batch or Item: Choosing DPP Granularity
Granularity is the single technical decision that most shapes the cost and the capability of your DPP programme.
Digital Product Passport
8 Concrete Business Benefits of a DPP
Beyond the compliance obligation, what measurable commercial value does a DPP create? Eight areas where it pays back.
Digital Product Passport
10 Common Myths About the Digital Product Passport
The ten misconceptions we meet most often in the field, and what the reality is in each case.
ESPR
What Is ESPR and Who Does It Cover?
ESPR is the EU framework regulation to make products more durable and circular. The Digital Product Passport is born from it.
Digital Product Passport
DPP vs Barcode, QR Code and Product Label
We already have a QR code" is the most common misconception. Five structural differences between a marketing code and a real passport.
Digital Product Passport
Which Data Fields Are Mandatory in a DPP?
Passport content varies by product group, but the core headings repeat. Where each field comes from — and who can actually supply it.
Digital Product Passport
How a Digital Product Passport Works
What actually happens when a consumer scans the code? We walk the whole chain from identifier to resolver, access tiers and registry.
Digital Product Passport
What Is a Digital Product Passport (DPP)?
A Digital Product Passport gathers a product's identity, material content and circularity data behind a single QR code. Start with the fundamentals here.