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. Whether a product group needs a passport, and which information it carries, is set by delegated acts adopted category by category — or, for batteries and detergents, by their own regulations.
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 DPP Agent uses and where they come from) 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 | Legal basis | Status | Passport applies from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batteries | Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Article 77 | In force | 18 February 2027, for LMT, industrial above 2 kWh and EV batteries. Portable and SLI batteries are out of scope |
| Detergents | Regulation (EU) 2026/405 | In force | 23 September 2029 |
| Textiles and footwear | ESPR delegated act | Priority group in the working plan COM(2025) 187, adoption indicated for 2027; not adopted | Not set |
| Tyres | ESPR delegated act; the Tyre Labelling Regulation (EU) 2020/740 already applies | Priority group in the working plan, adoption indicated for 2027; not adopted | Not set |
| Furniture | ESPR delegated act | Priority group in the working plan, adoption indicated for 2028; not adopted | Not set |
| Electronics | Ecodesign and repair rules per product group | No passport act adopted | Not set |
| Cosmetics | Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 | Not in the ESPR working plan; no passport obligation | Not set |
An ESPR delegated act applies only after a transition period once it is adopted, so "not set" means no date can be planned against yet.
Other product groups — iron and steel, aluminium, mattresses and construction products — are covered in the compliance overview rather than as standalone guides.
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 — the fields DPP Agent uses for the category.
- 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 — a group selling both apparel and appliances, say — 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 its own schema.
What all categories share
Regardless of category, every DPP rests on the same technical standards from CEN/CENELEC JTC 24:
- A unique identifier (EN 18219) carried on the product (EN 18220)
- Exchange over HTTPS in HTML and JSON (EN 18216)
- Storage, archiving and a back-up copy (EN 18221)
- A common passport structure (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.