Getting Ready for Digital Product Passports (short guide)

This page is a brief entry point. The authoritative field list, phases, and checklists for DPP readiness live in the DPP readiness matrix—that is the page to bookmark for implementation detail.

What you need to know in one minute

• A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a digital record (usually reached via QR code) with standardised product and sustainability data.
• For textiles, requirements will be set in ESPR delegated acts—the textile act is expected around late 2027, then a transition period, so mandatory compliance is unlikely before roughly 2029 in practice.
• You should still organise data now (composition, recycled content, chemicals, supply chain, durability)—buyers already ask for much of this.

Timelines and law

Read the regulation summary here: ESPR & Digital Product Passport.

Practical next steps

1. Open the DPP readiness matrix and run through the checklist.
2. Align with your GS1 / IT partner on product IDs when you are ready to scale.
3. Keep REACH and labelling evidence in one per-style folder—see chemical compliance matrix.

What Should You Do Next?

Map DPP data fields for your top styles with a free compliance assessment.