DPP-guide
EU is introducing new requirements for how product information must be created and shared across the entire value chain. Digital Product Passports (DPP) will become a central element in advancing traceability, sustainability and circular business models.
A Digital Product Passport connects product information throughout the entire lifecycle – from materials and production to use, repair, reuse and recycling – ensuring that relevant information is made available to the right actor at the right time.
For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), DPP entails both new regulatory requirements and changes in working methods. By preparing at an early stage, companies can create better structure in their product data, reduce manual work and strengthen the conditions for circular business models such as repair, take-back and reuse.
This guide has been developed within the framework of SwePass. Within the initiative, RISE and Chalmers Industriteknik (CIT) collaborate as neutral partners to support Swedish companies in understanding and preparing for the implementation of Digital Product Passports.
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
Within SwePass and related national initiatives, knowledge and guidance are being developed to support companies in this work.
Technical Foundations
Digital Product Passports rely on common standards, harmonised terminology and interoperable systems that enable information exchange between different actors and platforms.
- Unique Product Identifier (UPI)
- Data carriers
- Data exchange
When Do the Requirements Apply?
The introduction of Digital Product Passports will take place stepwise through delegated acts under EU legislation.
Early product groups include batteries and steel in 2026, followed by textiles in 2027. Additional sectors will follow in accordance with forthcoming decisions.
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 guidance and knowledge support for companies preparing for the introduction of Digital Product Passports.
If you identify that information is missing, you are welcome to contact the project partners. RISE and Chalmers Industriteknik coordinate the work within SwePass and will revert with additional information when needed.
This guide is linked to SwePass, an initiative where several actors collaborate to support the development of Digital Product Passports in Sweden.
🔗 Chalmers Industriteknik
🔗 GS1 Sweden
🔗 QCM AB
For questions regarding the work on Digital Product Passports within SwePass, workshops or dialogue on collaboration:
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