A digital product passport (DPP) is a public record of a product’s origin, materials, substances, repairability and end of life, reached by scanning a QR code on the product or its packaging. The EU is making it mandatory step by step, and the first product groups are just around the corner.
What the regulation says
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR) entered into force in July 2024. It sets the general rules for the passport, while the exact data required for each product group is defined in separate delegated acts:
- Batteries come first: under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, industrial and electric vehicle batteries need a battery passport from 18 February 2027.
- The Commission’s ESPR working plan prioritises product groups such as textiles, furniture, tyres, mattresses, steel and aluminium, with requirements to be adopted in the coming years.
- The passport must be accessible through a data carrier, such as a QR code, linked to a unique identifier, and the information must remain available for the product’s expected lifetime.
Why it matters for your store
Even before your product group is covered, a passport is a strong differentiator. Shoppers increasingly want to know what they are buying, marketplaces and B2B customers are starting to ask for this data, and preparing it product by product takes time. Starting early turns a future obligation into a selling point today.
How our addon solves it
Product Passport & QR gives every product its own passport, edited in your back office:
- Structured data: GTIN, origin, materials, substances (with CAS numbers), certifications, repair and recycling instructions.
- Public passport page for each product, printable and with schema.org data, in the store’s languages.
- QR code generated on your own server, downloadable as SVG for your labels, with optional GS1 Digital Link addresses.
- Validation on save: wrong GTIN check digits, invalid CAS numbers or compositions above 100 % keep the passport offline until fixed.
- Product page tab showing the QR code and a link to the passport.
Available for PrestaShop, WooCommerce and Drupal Commerce, with documentation in three languages, new versions for life and 6 months of support.
This article is general information, not legal advice. Check which delegated acts cover your products.