Electronics DPP: Build Digital Product Passports with GoodsTag
GoodsTag provides the infrastructure to create and manage Digital Product Passports for electronics and electrical equipment, from smartphones and computers to displays and household appliances, ready to adapt as the EU's ESPR requirements take shape.
Why act now?
Repair, Batteries, Energy Labels: Electronics Rules Are Already Moving.
Repairability rules already apply to smartphones, tablets, displays and household appliances, and the EU right to repair applies from 31 July 2026. From 18 February 2027, portable batteries built into products must be removable and replaceable by the end user. Structuring product, spare-part and battery data now prepares you for the passport requirements that follow.
until built-in batteries must be user-replaceable
18 February 2027
User-replaceable batteries in devices
What’s Inside an Electronics Digital Product Passport?
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) names ICT products and other electronics among its priorities. Unlike batteries or textiles, electronics will not get one single passport act: the European Commission’s working plan 2025–2030 covers them through horizontal rules on repairability (2027) and on recycled content and recyclability of electrical and electronic equipment (2029), and through revised rules for products such as washing machines, displays, tumble dryers, smartphones and tablets. For products with an energy label, the EPREL database can take the place of a passport where it provides equivalent information.
The delegated acts will define the exact data. Based on the rules already in force and the ESPR’s information requirements, an electronics passport may draw on:
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Identity and Energy Label
Unique product identifier, model and serial or batch, responsible economic operators, and the energy-label data already registered in EPREL
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Materials and Substances
Materials used, substances of concern, critical raw materials and recycled content
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Repair and Spare Parts
Repair information, spare parts and how long they stay available, software update support, and repairability scores where they apply
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Batteries
Battery type, removal and replacement instructions and, where it applies, the link to the battery’s own passport
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End of Life and WEEE
Disassembly, recycling and take-back information for electrical and electronic waste
All structured, machine-readable, and ready for customers, repairers, recyclers and authorities.
Need Clarity on Electronics DPP Requirements?
The rules for electronics come from several acts at once. We follow every step so you don’t have to.
Digital Product Passport
Electronics DPP Experts, Ready to Work With Your Team
End-to-end support to simplify your DPP rollout.
What’s Getting in the Way of DPP Success?
An electronics passport depends on data from many component suppliers, software teams and service partners.
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Component and material data spread across many suppliers
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Substance and critical raw material declarations that are hard to collect
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Energy-label, repair and spare-part data kept in separate systems
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Fast model changes, variants and software versions
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Unclear internal ownership
Why Leading Teams Choose GoodsTag for DPPs
Full Lifecycle Support
Your DPP stays accurate through component changes, repairs, software updates and evolving regulations.
Built for Scale
Handles large portfolios of models, variants and serial numbers across factories and suppliers.
Compliance in Mind
Your data model follows the EU requirements as they are finalised, and connects to the data you already register in EPREL.
Proven Partner
Proven track record in high-stakes, high-volume environments.
How the DPP platform works
The GoodsTag DPP Hub: Connecting Enterprise, Partners and Regulators
From the data you already have to a verifiable passport that every authorised party can read. Designed for interoperability and regulatory compliance.
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Step 1 · Connect
Your data sources
- Supplier data
- Material passports (DMP)
- ESG and sustainability data
- Business systems: ERP, MES
- PLM and PIM
- Files: PDF, CSV
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Step 2 · Build
GoodsTag DPP Factory
- Data normalisation and validationSupplier and system data mapped to one structure and checked for completeness.
- Digital twin foundationA digital identity for each product, batch or item, linked to its data carrier.
- DPP–DMP linkingEach product passport is the parent of the material passports (DMP) of its components, linked down to the batch.
- DPP data model translatorYour data mapped to the data model each regulation requires.
- Verifiable credential issuancePassport data signed, so its origin and integrity can be checked.
- DPP event storeEvery creation and change recorded as a versioned, traceable event.
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Step 3 · Publish
Issued and connected
- EU central DPP registryUnique identifier and link registered with the EU registry, which stores the index, not the passport.
- Public DPP viewProduct ID, material composition, sustainability data, signature check and conformity certificates in one scan.
- Back-up copyA copy of the passport held by an independent DPP service provider, as ESPR Article 10(4) requires.
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Step 4 · Access
Role-based passport
- AuthoritiesMarket surveillance and customs see the restricted data the law grants them.
- End customersPublic information, free of charge, with no login.
- RecyclersComposition and dismantling data for treatment and recovery.
- Lifecycle partnersRepairers and remanufacturers with a legitimate interest.
Interoperability
Data carriers and standards, GS1 Digital Link conformant, API-first, multiple identity levels from model to item, and role-based data access.
Compliance
Architecture aligned with the regulations and the passport lifecycle, ready for the EU DPP registry, controlled access and GDPR-compliant processing.
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What Could an Electronics DPP Look Like?
Your customers won’t read a technical file. They’ll scan a QR code on the device, the label or the packaging.
Here’s an example of what they (and repairers and authorities) could see on the other side. Sample data only.
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The Deadlines Are Closer Than You Think
Electronics passports will arrive act by act under the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). No electronics passport act has been adopted yet, but the rules on repair, spare parts and batteries already apply or start soon.
Here are the key dates you need to know about (as of October 2026):
How We Help You Build Your Electronics DPP
A simple, practical path for electronics brands, manufacturers and importers.
Map the data you already have
Lay out all existing data across ERP, PLM, PIM, EPREL registrations, supplier declarations and service systems to see where each field currently lives.
Identify missing information
Spot the gaps by separating usable data from incomplete, messy, or missing information, from substances to spare parts.
Define internal ownership
Assign clear owners for each data area so updates and approvals have defined responsibility.
Align your structure with the EU data model
Match your internal fields to the EU DPP data model so everything aligns with required domains and formats.
Create a publishing workflow
Set a structured workflow for validating, approving, and publishing data into the DPP.
Plan for ongoing updates
Establish routines and triggers to keep the passport up to date with every new model, component change, repair and software release.
Compliance Without Headaches
Turn the upcoming EU electronics requirements into a competitive advantage, today.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What exactly is an Electronics Digital Product Passport (DPP)?
A Digital Product Passport is a structured, machine-readable data set that stores verified product information across a device's lifecycle. For electronics and electrical equipment, it is how manufacturers and importers will meet the passport requirements of the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR): the regulation is already in force, and delegated acts will set the exact data and the dates from which passports are mandatory.
2. Is there already a DPP regulation for electronics?
Not yet as a passport. As of October 2026, no ESPR delegated act requires a DPP for electronics. The ESPR names ICT products and other electronics among its priorities, and the European Commission's working plan 2025–2030 plans horizontal rules on repairability (2027) and on recycled content and recyclability of electrical and electronic equipment (2029), plus revised rules for products such as washing machines, displays, smartphones and tablets.
3. Which products will be affected?
Each delegated act will set its own scope. The working plan names, among others, household washing machines and washer-dryers, displays, refrigerating appliances, tumble dryers, smartphones and tablets, and covers ICT products through the horizontal rules. Requirements apply to the economic operators placing those products on the EU market, such as manufacturers and importers.
4. How does the energy label and EPREL relate to the DPP?
Energy-labelled products are already registered in the EU's EPREL database, and the label carries a QR code that leads to it. The working plan states that every product with ESPR measures will have a digital product passport, except where an alternative digital system such as EPREL provides equivalent information. A well-structured data model lets you serve both from one source.
5. What rules already apply to electronics today?
Several. Smartphones and tablets must meet ecodesign rules on durability, spare parts and software updates since 20 June 2025, with a repairability class on the energy label. Washing machines, displays and other appliances have spare-part and repair requirements, the EU right to repair applies from 31 July 2026, and from 18 February 2027 portable batteries built into products must be removable and replaceable by the end user.
6. How do we connect physical devices to the digital passport?
GoodsTag assigns a unique digital identity to each model, batch or serial number. This identity is connected to the physical product via QR codes, NFC or RFID tags on the device, the label or the packaging. When scanned, the identifier routes the user to the product's digital twin, which hosts the verified DPP data set.
7. Is the GoodsTag platform ready for the upcoming requirements?
The electronics delegated acts have not been adopted yet, so no platform can claim full compliance with them today. GoodsTag builds on the principles the ESPR already sets for passports: a unique product identifier, a data carrier on the product, open and interoperable formats, and access rights for customers, repairers, recyclers and authorities. The platform is based on GS1 Digital Link. Its data models are configurable, so each electronics data set can be mapped as soon as a delegated act defines it.
8. How do we feed all this data into the GoodsTag platform?
GoodsTag features an API-first architecture that integrates with your existing enterprise systems, including ERP, PLM, PIM, service and supplier databases such as SAP S/4HANA. Data synchronization is event-driven and supports global GS1 standards like EPCIS 2.0 and GS1 Digital Link for real-time traceability.
9. Can the platform handle large electronics portfolios?
Yes. The GoodsTag infrastructure is cloud-native and built on a microservices architecture designed for horizontal scaling. It handles large portfolios of models, variants and serial numbers across several factories and suppliers, without compromising speed.
10. Do we need item-level serialization from day one?
No. GoodsTag has a modular design, so you can start at any point. Begin with digital twins at model level and expand to serial-number identification as operational readiness grows and the delegated acts require it. With an API-first architecture and data mapping templates, the platform can be deployed quickly alongside your existing systems.
The Brands That Move First Will Set the Standard
Build your brand on top of compliance.
The DPP will make the repairability, durability and material story of every device visible to customers and repairers. The brands that get there first will use it to do something more: prove quality and longevity, earn trust, and turn product data into a competitive edge.