EU DPP-ESPR · Digital Product Passport & Ecodesign
Ecodesign requirements + Digital Product Passport (DPP) + a ban on destroying unsold goods. ESPR is a framework regulation: concrete duties and dates are set by product-specific delegated acts, not by a single 18 Feb 2027 deadline.
Industries: Textile / Furniture / Electronics / Steel +30
- 2024.07.18ESPR enters into force
- 2025.04★First ESPR 2025–2030 working plan adopted
- 2026.07.19Commission deadline to establish the DPP registry
- 2027 起Priority product-group delegated acts adopted on an indicative schedule; each act sets its own application date
AMT: DPP · Traceability · PCF · Carbon-Link
Overview
- Full name
- Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) (EU) 2024/1781
- Authority
- European Commission + member-state market surveillance
- Effective
- In force 2024.07.18 / first working plan Apr 2025 / product-specific delegated acts developed progressively
- Scope
- Nearly all manufactured products (first: electronics / textiles / furniture / chemicals / construction materials …)
- Mechanism
- Ecodesign requirements + Digital Product Passport + ban on destroying unsold goods
ESPR is an EU framework regulation extending ecodesign requirements to almost all physical goods and establishing the Digital Product Passport system. The Commission adopted the first 2025–2030 working plan in April 2025, prioritising product groups including iron and steel, aluminium, textiles, furniture, tyres and mattresses. Years such as 2027 in the plan are indicative dates for adopting delegated acts, not one universal compliance deadline. Battery passports are governed separately by the EU Battery Regulation and are not an ESPR product-group delegated act.
Timeline
From entry into force to key milestones — every compliance checkpoint.
- 2024.07.18ESPR enters into force
- 2025.04First ESPR 2025–2030 working plan adopted
- 2026.07.19Commission deadline to establish the DPP registry
- 2027 起Priority product-group delegated acts adopted on an indicative schedule; each act sets its own application date
Who must comply
Self-check across industry, scale and export scope.
Almost all manufactured-product sectors; the first wave is electronics / textiles / furniture / chemicals / construction materials.
Do you place products on the EU market, and is the product in a published Delegated Act list?
Manufacturers / importers / authorised representatives each carry information and DPP obligations.
Key requirements
Meet these core requirements to comply and access the market.
DPP: products must carry a digital passport via a QR / NFC / RFID data carrier.
Ecodesign: meet parameters for recyclability / disassembly / hazardous substances / repairability.
Unsold-goods ban: destroying unsold textiles and footwear is prohibited from 2026.07.19 (large firms first).
Differentiated disclosure: DPP data must be presented differently to consumers / repairers / recyclers / regulators / customs.
Endpoint API: the DPP must be queryable and verifiable through an EU-standard endpoint API.
Penalties: non-compliant products can be barred from the market and fined.
AMT product mapping
Precisely matched from the 13-product matrix to cover this regulation end to end.
Produces the product carbon-footprint data inside the DPP.
View productSupplies the material-composition and origin data in the DPP.
View productPrepares ESPR key parameters: recyclability / disassembly / hazardous substances.
View productAuto-generate DPP + 7-role permissions + endpoint API.
View productCollaborative collection of upstream sustainability information.
View productResources & official docs
FAQ
Is the ESPR DPP the same as the Battery Regulation’s DPP?
The concept is aligned and standards are converging. The Battery Regulation’s passport is the pioneer; ESPR extends the DPP to electronics, textiles, furniture and nearly all categories.
My product group has no Delegated Act yet — what should I do now?
Build the product-level data foundation now (PCF + traceability + ecodesign parameters) so that when your group’s act lands you can generate a compliant DPP quickly, instead of scrambling.
Is all DPP data public?
No. The DPP uses role-based disclosure: consumers, repairers, recyclers, regulators and customs each see different fields, and sensitive commercial data can be controlled.