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Digital Product Passport examples: what a DPP actually looks like.

Vincent Grellert · DPP Consultant, Vincubate Ventures · Published: 4 Aug 2026 · Updated: 4 Aug 2026

There is no shortage of regulation texts – what is missing is something to look at. This page shows which data fields a concrete product passport contains, how a battery passport record is structured (as a clearly labelled illustrative example), and what textile, steel and electronics companies can orient themselves by today. No invented case studies – just the real state of the pilot projects.

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  • 1 recordA fictitious battery passport, explained field by field
  • 4 industriesBatteries · textiles · steel · electronics
  • 18 Feb 2027The battery passport becomes the first mandatory DPP
  • 0 inventedReal initiatives only: CIRPASS-2, Battery Pass, GS1

01 — The record

What a concrete DPP record contains – field by field.

A Digital Product Passport is not a PDF and not a brochure. It is a structured data record, accessible through a data carrier on the product – usually a QR code. The fields in detail:

Product identifier (product ID / GTIN): The anchor of the entire passport. Every DPP hangs on a unique identifier – at model, batch or item level depending on the product group. In practice this is usually a GTIN, encoded as a web address in the QR code via the GS1 Digital Link standard: one scan leads straight to the passport. The technical requirements for identifiers and data carriers are standardised in the EN 18219 series.

Material composition: Which materials make up the product, and in what proportions? For a battery that means active materials and critical raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel; for a garment the fibre composition; for steel the alloying elements. This is the field that fails most often in practice – because the data sits with upstream suppliers.

Substances of concern: If the product contains substances on the REACH candidate list or other regulated substances, they must be declared with concentration and location in the product. For recyclers this is one of the most important fields of all.

Recycled content: The share of recovered material – for batteries soon with binding minimum quotas for cobalt, lithium, nickel and lead. A field that cannot be estimated; it has to be evidenced.

CO₂ footprint: For the battery passport a life-cycle carbon footprint calculated to a prescribed methodology; for steel typically CO₂ per tonne. Important: it is not any figure that counts, but the one calculated according to the mandated method.

Repairability: Depending on the product group, a repairability score, spare-part availability data or – for batteries – state-of-health and expected-lifetime data. For electronics this field is becoming a competitive differentiator.

Disassembly instructions: Information for dismantling, reuse and recycling – from removing the battery to separating materials cleanly. The audience here is less the consumer than workshops and recyclers, who access the passport through tiered access rights.

Conformity documents: Declaration of conformity, certificates, test reports. The passport does not replace these documents – it links them in machine-readable form, making them findable for market surveillance and customs.

How many of these fields become mandatory for your products is defined by the delegated act for your product group – the legal basis is the ESPR (EU) 2024/1781. What the passport is in principle is explained on What is the Digital Product Passport?

02 — Battery passport example

A battery passport record as an illustrative example.

This is what the record of an industrial battery could look like. All values are invented and serve illustration only – the field structure follows the requirements of the Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.

Data fieldExample value (illustrative)What the field is for
Product ID (GTIN + serial number)04012345678904 · SN 2027-00184Unique identifier per individual battery – the battery passport is an item-level passport, not a model-level one.
Battery type / categoryIndustrial battery, Li-ion NMC, 24 kWhScope classification: LMT, EV and industrial batteries above 2 kWh require a passport.
Manufacturer & plantExample Cell Works GmbH, Sampletown plant (DE)Responsible economic operator including production site.
Material compositionNickel 33%, graphite 21%, aluminium 12%, copper 9%, lithium 4%, cobalt 3%, other 18%Critical raw materials and active materials – the basis for recycling and raw-material traceability.
Substances of concern1,2-dimethoxyethane in electrolyte, < 0.1% total mass, cellDeclaration of regulated substances with concentration and location – central for recyclers.
Recycled contentCobalt 16%, lithium 6%, nickel 6%, lead 0%Evidence against the upcoming minimum quotas of the Battery Regulation – per raw material, not as a single figure.
CO₂ footprint61.5 kg CO₂e/kWh, class C, verified by notified bodyLife-cycle footprint to a prescribed methodology, later subject to maximum thresholds.
State of health & lifetimeState of health 100% · expected cycles: 4,000Dynamic data for second-life decisions: continued use, repurposing or recycling.
Disassembly informationLinked instructions: cell module removal, tool list, safety notesFor workshops and recyclers with the corresponding access role.
Conformity evidenceEU declaration of conformity no. 2027/0184-DE, test report UN 38.3Machine-readable links to mandatory documents for authorities and market surveillance.

Illustrative example to show the field structure – no real product or manufacturer data. The binding field catalogue follows from the Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and its implementing acts.

03 — Examples by industry

What the product passport looks like per industry.

The field structure stays similar, but the emphasis shifts markedly per product group – four examples:

01

Batteries – the first mandatory example

The battery passport is the EU's first mandatory product passport: from 18 February 2027 for LMT, EV and industrial batteries above 2 kWh, governed by the Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. It is an item-level passport with dynamic data (state of health) – which makes it the most demanding example. The Battery Pass Consortium (batterypass.eu) has published openly accessible content guidance and a technical reference implementation – the best freely available way to inspect a real passport record. More on the battery passport page.

02

Textiles – fibre, care, recycled content

The textile passport (delegated act expected 2027) centres on fibre composition, care information, recycled content and data on repair and circularity – typically as a model- or batch-level passport, not per item. For brands this means consolidating supply-chain data across several making-up and dyeing stages. What is coming for the industry is covered under DPP for textiles.

03

Steel – melt, batch, CO₂ per tonne

Iron and steel are first in line among ESPR product groups (delegated act expected Q4 2026). Here the passport connects to existing practice: melt and batch numbers have long existed via mill test certificates – what is new is the machine-readable link to CO₂ figures per tonne and recycled content. Anyone who sends mill certificates as PDFs today has already seen the data problem. Details under DPP for iron & steel.

04

Electronics – repairability in focus

For electronics and electrical appliances the passport revolves around repairability: spare-part availability, disassembly information, software update periods, plus substance data for recycling. France's national repairability index has shown since 2021 what such product-level ratings can look like. What this means for manufacturers is covered under DPP for electronics.

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04 — Real pilots

Where to find real examples today – without the marketing fog.

Plenty of "reference projects" turn out to be concept graphics on closer inspection. These three sources hold up:

CIRPASS-2: The EU-funded project is piloting the Digital Product Passport across several value chains – including textiles, electronics and batteries. The pilots test exactly the questions that will hit you too: how supply-chain data gets into the passport, how access via the QR code works, how systems from different manufacturers exchange data. The project results are documented publicly and are one of the few vendor-neutral sources.

Battery Pass Consortium: The German consortium (batterypass.eu) has published content guidance for the battery passport and a technical reference implementation – freely accessible. If you want to see how a complete passport record with all mandatory fields is structured, this is currently the most concrete public example.

GS1 Digital Link: Not a pilot project but the carrier standard: GS1 Digital Link encodes the product identifier as a web address inside the QR code, so one code works at the checkout and leads to the product passport at the same time. Many consumer goods manufacturers are already migrating their packaging codes to it – independently of any DPP deadline. This is the part of the DPP infrastructure you can already scan in a supermarket today.

What does not exist yet: a mandatory, officially registered product passport on the market. The EU DPP registry has been live since 20 July 2026, and the first mandatory passport follows on 18 February 2027 with batteries. Everything before that is a pilot or a voluntary head start – reputable providers say so openly. The full roadmap per product group is on the DPP timeline.

05 — From example to your own passport

From example to your own pilot passport in five steps.

Looking at examples is the start – this is how it becomes a passport of your own:

  1. 1

    Clarify applicability

    Which of your product groups falls under the obligation, and when? The timeline of delegated acts sets your window – and decides whether you have to deliver in 2026 or 2028.

  2. 2

    Derive the field catalogue

    Derive the concrete field catalogue from the Battery Regulation or the (draft) delegated act for your product group – just like the example above, but for your product. Where acts are still missing, the pilot projects provide the best approximation.

  3. 3

    Determine the data gap

    Check field by field: which data lives in the ERP/PIM, which in Excel, which only at the supplier? This comparison is the core of our readiness check – and usually more sobering than expected.

  4. 4

    Build a pilot passport

    Create a real passport with real data for one representative product – including a QR code following GS1 Digital Link. A pilot exposes data gaps and process questions before they become expensive in the rollout.

  5. 5

    Plan rollout & operations

    From pilot to series: automate interfaces, establish supplier processes, prepare registration in the EU registry. The passport is an ongoing process, not a one-off project.

06 — FAQ

Frequently asked questions about DPP examples.

Are there mandatory product passports already?

Not yet. The first mandatory product passport is the battery passport from 18 February 2027 (Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542). The EU DPP registry has been live since 20 July 2026. Everything you see today is a pilot project or a voluntary implementation – valuable as illustration, but not yet an obligation.

Is there a live example I can scan today?

A mandatory, registered passport: no. But QR codes following GS1 Digital Link that lead to product information are already on many packages – and pilot projects such as CIRPASS-2 or the Battery Pass Consortium's reference implementation show complete passport records. The illustration exists; the legal obligation does not yet.

Are the example values on this page real?

No – the battery passport record above is deliberately labelled as an illustrative example. The field structure follows the Battery Regulation; the values are invented. We consider that more honest than presenting someone else's pilot data as our own reference.

Does the same field catalogue apply to every industry?

No. The ESPR (EU) 2024/1781 sets the framework, but the binding scope arrives per product group via delegated act – expected for iron and steel in Q4 2026, textiles, tyres and aluminium in 2027, furniture in 2028 and mattresses in 2029. A steel passport will have different priorities than a textile passport, even though identifier, data carrier and basic structure (standardised in EN 18219) work the same way.

Is it enough to copy an example and swap the values?

Unfortunately not. The example shows the target structure – the real work lies in sourcing the values reliably: material data from suppliers, CO₂ figures to the prescribed methodology, recycled content with evidence. That is exactly why we recommend the route via a pilot passport with real data instead of a pretty mock-up.

07 — Read on

From example to your own implementation.

What is the Digital Product Passport?

Fundamentals, legal framework and applicability at a glance.

Battery passport

The first mandatory passport in detail: requirements from 18 Feb 2027.

Timeline

When each product group is due – all the dates.

DPP software

The tools for implementing a passport like the example above.

Contact

From example to your passport – in one conversation.

Industry and product group are enough: we will tell you which fields your passport would contain, where your data stands today, and whether a pilot already makes sense. Free and without obligation.

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