Category-specific DPP guides
The ESPR framework regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) does not by itself require any product to carry a Digital Product Passport. It defines the framework. The obligation to carry a passport, and the specific fields that passport must contain, is set by delegated acts adopted category by category.
Each guide in this section walks one category from the regulatory anchor (which delegated act, when it applies, who it covers) through the passport data model (which fields are mandatory, encouraged, or optional) to the practical implementation on DPP Agent (how to source the data, how to sync it from a PIM, how to render the consumer-facing passport).
Category status at a glance
| Category | Regulation | Status | First deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batteries | Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 | In force | February 2027 (portable + LMT), February 2028 (industrial) |
| Textiles | ESPR delegated act (in drafting) | Draft published Q4 2025 | 2027–2028 expected |
| Electronics | ESPR delegated act (in drafting) | Draft expected Q1 2026 | 2028 expected |
| Tyres | Regulation (EU) 2020/740 revised | In force with enhanced digital requirements from 2026 | May 2026 |
| Cosmetics | Regulation (EU) 1223/2009 revised | Revision proposal Q2 2026 | 2028 expected |
| Footwear | ESPR delegated act + CSDDD | Draft expected mid-2026 | 2028 expected |
| Furniture | ESPR delegated act (early drafting) | Draft expected 2027 | 2029 expected |
Additional categories in earlier stages of drafting — construction products, iron and steel, chemicals, packaging — are covered in the compliance overview rather than as standalone guides. They will get dedicated pages as their delegated acts move to public consultation.
How to use the guides
Each guide follows the same structure:
- Regulatory anchor — which regulation applies, what its scope is, and how the delegated-act process shapes the requirements.
- Passport data model — mandatory / encouraged / optional fields, mapped to DPP Agent's canonical namespaces.
- Sourcing — where the data comes from in a typical brand's stack, and how DPP Agent's PIM / file-upload / API integrations move it.
- Consumer-facing considerations — what a consumer expects to see when they scan the QR, and how the resolver renders it.
- Practical checklist — what to have in place before the deadline.
Brands with multiple categories (Pierce, Electrolux group, most conglomerates) should read the guides for each of their product lines. DPP Agent's multi-industry tenant model lets a single account manage textile, battery and electronics passports side by side, each with the correct schema and deadline enforcement.
What all categories share
Regardless of category, every DPP has the same underlying skeleton, defined by the JTC 24 standards suite:
- A GS1 Digital Link identifier (EN 18216)
- A resolver that serves the passport (EN 18219)
- Backup replication for lifecycle continuity (EN 18221)
- Canonical JSON-LD data model (EN 18223)
The category-specific work sits above these. The guides that follow focus on that upper layer — the fields, evidence, timelines and audience expectations unique to each product family.