What Is a Digital Product Passport (DPP)?

Why is the DPP being developed?

Product information can be scattered across labels, documents and systems. The DPP aims to make reliable information easier for relevant parties to access over a product's lifecycle. The European Commission connects it to sustainability, circularity, transparency and enforcement.

What is ESPR and how does it relate to the DPP?

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR, EU 2024/1781) is a framework for product-group performance and information requirements. The DPP is one digital information mechanism within it.

ESPR does not impose one universal data template. A product-specific delegated act may define passport content, the data carrier, model/batch/item level and access rights. Separate EU product legislation can also create DPP duties.

How does a DPP work?

A data carrier on a physical product connects its identifier to relevant digital information. Storage, updates, access for appropriate parties and exchange with other systems are part of the wider design.

The European approach is not one central repository of all product documents: the Commission Registry handles identifiers and registration metadata, while detailed product data remains decentralised.

Is a DPP just a QR code?

No. A QR is one possible data carrier and visible entry point. Identifiers, structured information, persistence, access and interoperability also matter. Putting a QR on a product alone does not create a legally compliant DPP.

What are a unique product identifier and data carrier?

A unique product identifier distinguishes the relevant product level. A data carrier is a physical or digital mark through which that reference can be accessed from the product. ESPR treats these as distinct concepts; the required level and carrier depend on the product-group rules.

What information can a DPP contain?

Possible information described by the Commission concerns safety, origin, materials, repairability, environmental performance, reuse or recycling. This is not a mandatory list for every product.

The applicable legislation defines actual data fields and which are public or restricted. The quality and provenance of that information also matter.

What do model, batch and item levels mean?

A model identifies a product design or family, a batch a production group, and an item one physical product. A DPP does not universally have to sit at one level; ESPR allows the product-group measure to specify it.

Who can access DPP information?

Consumers, economic operators, repairers, recyclers and public authorities may not receive the same information or access rights. Applicable rules determine access by role and purpose. Separating public and restricted data also protects privacy and legitimate business confidentiality.

What is a DPP service provider?

Economic operators may use technical service providers for product-data infrastructure, including hosting, persistence and exchange. The regulatory conditions for such services continue to develop.

TabuData develops permanent product identity and extendable DPP infrastructure under the KIMLIKNO brand. Neither TabuData nor KIMLIKNO claims to be an EU-approved or certified DPP service provider today.

What is the DPP Registry?

The European Commission opened its DPP Registry and testing environment on 20 July 2026. It handles relevant passport identifiers and mandatory registration metadata; it is not a single central database of all detailed product records.

The Registry's existence does not mean every product platform is connected to it. KIMLIKNO does not claim DPP Registry integration today.

What do European DPP standards cover?

CEN-CENELEC/JTC 24's horizontal, product-agnostic work covers identifiers, data carriers, exchange, storage and persistence, APIs, interoperability, access rights and data reliability.

These system standards do not by themselves define mandatory information for every sector. Applicable product legislation specifies that. KIMLIKNO makes no present claim of conformity with these standards.

Which products need a DPP, and when?

Implementation is phased; there is no single start date for all products. Certain large batteries are among the first groups, while the ESPR working plan prioritises groups including iron and steel, textiles, tyres and aluminium.

Indicative working-plan years must not be treated as binding DPP deadlines for every product. Scope, adopted product rules and transition periods need to be checked case by case.

What does this mean for manufacturers in Türkiye?

If a product made in Türkiye is placed on the EU market, relevant EU product rules may apply regardless of its origin. An exporter should examine its product scope, economic-operator role, applicable date and product-specific DPP duties.

This does not mean every Turkish manufacturer needs a DPP today. Well-organised product records, source documents and identifiers are a sensible foundation.

Is Machine Passport the same as DPP? What does KIMLIKNO offer today?

No. KIMLIKNO's Machine Passport provides a permanent identity and QR for a real machine, public technical documents and owner-only maintenance and service workflows. These are valuable today but are not equivalent to a regulated EU DPP.

KIMLIKNO's DPP direction is to assess product-group data profiles, evidence and access models on that same identity foundation. Its private DPP pilot is development work, not a public promise of compliance or certification.

KIMLIKNO's DPP direction →Explore Machine Passport →Live Machine Passport demo →

Frequently asked questions

Official sources

This guide uses the public material available from these primary sources in September 2026. Verify current product-specific rules with the relevant authority.

• ESPR — Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, especially Articles 9–11 ↗
• European Commission — Digital Product Passport ↗
• European Commission — DPP for economic operators ↗
• Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade — EU DPP information note ↗
• European Commission — DPP Registry ↗
• European Commission — ESPR and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025–2030 ↗
• CEN-CENELEC — DPP webinar, 25 June 2026 ↗
• CEN-CENELEC — DPP webinar slides (PDF) ↗
• CEN-CENELEC — scope of DPP standards ↗