How-to
How to create a Digital Product Passport
Creating a compliant Digital Product Passport is a repeatable process, not a one-off filing. Here are the six steps, in order — the first four cost nothing but time.
Reality check: the hard part is not filling in a form — it is getting audit-ready data out of your supply chain. Budget accordingly.
The six steps
- Map your obligation. Which of your products fall under battery, ESPR or CBAM, and on what date? Confirm who carries the obligation per line.
- Inventory the required fields. Pull the data set for each applicable delegated act; you cannot collect what you have not named.
- Collect the data. Extract what your documents already contain; request the rest from suppliers through a repeatable, trackable channel — not email threads.
- Attach evidence. Link a certificate or test report, with provenance and a review state, to every claim.
- Assign identifiers and carriers. Give each product a GS1 Digital Link identifier and generate a print-ready QR or Data Matrix.
- Seal, publish, register and persist. Sign the version with a qualified electronic seal, publish behind the resolver with correct access tiers, file to the EU registry, and arrange independent backup custody for the 15-year window.
Where it goes wrong
Manual transcription, spreadsheet-and-email supplier chases, unevidenced claims, and QR codes that point at a dead host. Each is avoidable with the right tooling.
The fast path
PassPer compresses these six steps: AI extraction fills fields from your documents, the supplier portal collects the rest, the regulation-profile engine checks completeness, and one action seals, publishes, files and hosts. A free 30-day pilot lets you run one real product line end to end. See how it works.
Frequently asked questions
How do you create a Digital Product Passport?
Map your obligation, inventory the required fields, collect the data (yours plus suppliers'), attach evidence to every claim, assign a GS1 Digital Link identifier and carrier, then seal, publish, register in the EU registry and arrange long-term hosting.
How long does it take to create a DPP?
A single passport can be authored in minutes with the right data. The programme around it — especially supplier data collection — typically takes six to twelve months to stand up.
Can I create a DPP myself without a platform?
Technically yes, but you would need to own a regulation engine, supplier portal, identifier system, resolver, registry transport and long-term hosting. For almost everyone, a platform is the practical route.
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