The launch on 20 July 2026 starts the clock on the first confirmed registration deadlines under the Digital Product Passport (DPP) framework of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), with the current testing phase giving businesses time to prepare before registration becomes mandatory.
Digital Product Passport Registry: what's new
The DPP Registry is the central EU system in which every Digital Product Passport must be registered before a covered product is placed on the market. Product data itself stays decentralised, but the Registry provides the infrastructure to register unique product identifiers and associated metadata. It follows the adoption of the Implementing Regulation that sets out access management, data storage requirements and the technical architecture.
Registration is possible through a secure user interface or an application programming interface (API), and companies can request a secure electronic proof of registration for B2B compliance checks. In parallel, six of eight harmonised DPP standards — covering unique identifiers, interoperability, data carriers, APIs, data exchange and storage — have already been published with CEN-CENELEC.
The Registry supports the ESPR product groups textiles, steel and aluminium, tyres, furniture, ICT products and energy-related products, as well as product groups regulated elsewhere, including certain large batteries, construction products, toys, detergents and end-user surfactants.
What this means for companies
Registration in the Registry becomes mandatory as each product group's Digital Product Passport obligation takes effect. The first confirmed deadline is 18 February 2027, for certain large batteries under the EU Battery Regulation. Delegated acts for further ESPR product groups such as textiles, tyres, and iron and steel are still being finalised, so companies in scope should treat the current testing phase as an opportunity to prepare rather than wait for a final deadline.
Businesses affected — particularly in automotive, electronics and textile supply chains — should start reviewing which products fall under the Registry, test registration via the API or user interface, and align internal product and material data with the new DPP data models.
IPOINT's solution for the Digital Product Passport
Structured product and material data across the supply chain is the foundation for reliable Digital Product Passports and Registry entries. Background on obligations and deadlines is available in IPOINT's Digital Product Passport guide.
With the IPOINT Digital Product Passport solution, companies can manage product, material and compliance data centrally and prepare their DPP and Registry data ahead of upcoming deadlines.
