When do textiles need a Digital Product Passport?

The textile DPP follows under the ESPR once its delegated act is adopted, expected around 2027. A related rule already applies: from 19 July 2026 large companies may not destroy unsold clothing and footwear.

Does every product need a Digital Product Passport?

Not yet. The DPP switches on product group by product group under the ESPR. Batteries are covered now; textiles, furniture, iron and steel, tyres and other priority groups follow as their delegated acts are adopted.

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Does my product need a Digital Product Passport?

The DPP arrives one product group at a time. Pick your category and see whether a passport applies now, is coming, or is further out.

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What kind of product is it?

Guidance only, not legal advice. The Digital Product Passport rolls out product group by product group under the ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) and the EU Batteries Regulation (2023/1542).

How the DPP rollout works

The Digital Product Passport is not a single deadline — it is a framework that switches on product group by product group. Batteries are first (under the EU Batteries Regulation); textiles and other priority groups follow under the ESPR as each product-specific delegated act is adopted.

Which products need a DPP first?

Batteries. The battery passport is the first DPP to bind — every EV, LMT, and industrial battery over 2 kWh needs one from 18 February 2027, under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. It is the template the other categories follow.

What comes after batteries?

Textiles are next in the ESPR working plan, with a delegated act expected around 2027 — see the textile DPP timeline. Other named ESPR priority groups — furniture, iron and steel, aluminium, tyres, and more — follow on a rolling schedule as their delegated acts are adopted.

What should I do if my product isn't covered yet?

Watch the working plan and start capturing product data early — materials, origin, durability, recyclability — because the same data feeds every future passport. Bindu tracks the rollout across battery, textiles, and the other regimes importers face.

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Last reviewed 11 July 2026