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Making sense of the Digital Product Passport.

We follow the ESPR, the EU Battery Regulation and the delegated acts so you don't have to. Notes on what's coming, when, and what it means for the products you make.

For SMEs

Notebook, spreadsheets or your first system: a level-up guide for your product data

Most producers we meet don't run SAP or NetSuite — and don't need to. Three realistic paths to better product data, wherever you're starting from.

Enforcement

Who enforces the Digital Product Passport — and what happens if you don't comply?

Market surveillance authorities, customs at the border, and real penalties. How DPP enforcement is expected to work, in plain terms.

Get ready

No spreadsheet? No problem. Getting DPP-ready when your data isn't digital

Plenty of producers track everything on paper or in their heads. Here's how to get from there to a compliant passport without an IT project.

For SMEs

Digital Product Passports for small businesses: a plain-English guide

No jargon, no legal language. What the DPP is, why it affects small producers, and what you actually need to do about it.

For SMEs

Five things every small producer should do now to get ready

A short, practical checklist you can start this week — even if the deadline for your product is still a couple of years away.

For SMEs

You run a small brand. Here's what the EU passport actually means for you

Cutting through the noise: the parts that matter if you're a small producer, and the parts you can safely ignore for now.

For SMEs

What the EU Digital Product Passport means for Irish SMEs

Ireland exports heavily into the EU single market. For Irish small producers, the passport isn't optional — here's the local picture.

For SMEs

Selling into the EU from the UK? You still need a Digital Product Passport

Brexit didn't change this one. If your products reach EU customers, the passport rules apply to you too. What UK producers should know.

The passport

What actually goes inside a Digital Product Passport

Composition, origin, impact, durability, certifications — a field-by-field look at the data a compliant passport has to carry.

Strategy

Beyond textiles: how the DPP mandate reaches furniture, electronics and more

Textiles is first, but the ESPR working plan stretches to 2030 and beyond. Where the regulation goes next — and why one platform should cover it.

Batteries

Batteries go first: what the EU Battery Regulation's passport tells everyone else

The battery passport is the EU's first live DPP. It's a preview of the obligations heading for every other product category.

Textiles

The textiles Digital Product Passport: preparing for the 2027 delegated act

The textile delegated act is expected to land first. What we know about the timeline, the data, and how to be ready without a sustainability team.

Regulation

ESPR, explained: the EU rule that makes product passports mandatory

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation is the engine behind the DPP. What it is, who it touches, and the deadlines that matter.

Get ahead of your deadline.

See how Luxima generates compliant passports for your products — automatically.