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    • DPP-guide

    The EU is introducing new requirements for how product information is created and shared across value chains. Digital Product Passports (DPPs) will be central to traceability, sustainability, and circular business models.

    A Digital Product Passport connects product information across the entire life cycle – from materials and production to use, repair, reuse, and recycling – ensuring that the right information reaches the right actor at the right time.

    For small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), DPPs are both a regulatory requirement and a business opportunity. Early preparation can reduce manual data handling, increase transparency, and support circular business models such as repair, take-back, and reuse.

     

    Companies can start preparing already today:

    1. Map the product data you already have

    2. Identify gaps in relation to upcoming requirements

    3. Assign responsibility for product data internally

    4. Start dialogue with suppliers about data sharing

    Support is available through initiatives such as SwePass.

    Technical Foundations

    Digital Product Passports are built on common standards and interoperable systems:

    • Unique Product Identifier (UPI)
    • Data carriers
    • Data exchange

    When Do the Requirements Apply?

    Implementation will take place step by step through delegated acts.
    Early product groups include batteries and steel in 2026, followed by textiles in 2027, with additional sectors to follow.

     

    Downloads & Resources

    🔗 Q&A – frequently asked questions
    🔗 Trace4Value + SwePass YouTube Channel
    🔗 SEIIA YouTube Channel

    Official information
    🔗 ESPR – Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU 2024/1781)
    🔗 Right to Repair Regulation (EU 2024/1799)
    🔗 EPREL – EU database for energy-labelled products

    Standards and examples
    🔗 SiS – Standardization – Digitala produktpass SIS/TK 639 – Swedish Institute for Standards
    🔗 GS1 – Accelerating Value Chain Digitalisation
    🔗 Sitra – Digital Product Passports
    🔗 SEIIA – Swedish Industrial Interoperability Association

    Support for SMEs
    National programmes, industry initiatives, and projects such as SwePass provide practical assistance.
    If you identify any missing information, please contact Marie-Louise Lagerstedt Eidrup or Sophie Charpentier, and they will follow up with you promptly.

     

    This guide is linked to SwePass, an initiative developed by:

    🔗 Chalmers Industriteknik
    🔗 GS1 Sweden
    🔗 QCM AB

    For questions, workshops, or collaborations, contact us:

    Malin Rosqvist
    Program Manager| malin.rosqvist@ri.se

    Marie-Louise Lagerstedt Eidrup
    Project leader | marie-louise.lagerstedt.eidrup@chalmersindustriteknik.se

    Sophie Charpentier
    Project leader | sophie.charpentier@chalmersindustriteknik.se