What information belongs in a product passport?
Product identity, materials, evidence, and visibility: structure product-passport data without assuming one universal list of required fields.
There is no single list of information that belongs in every Digital Product Passport. The product group, organization’s role, and applicable legal acts determine which details are required and who may access them.
Start with identity, then add detail
Begin with stable identifiers such as product name, model, SKU, and—where available and appropriate—GTIN. Add manufacturer or economic-operator details and a clear description. Check whether the identifier refers to the model, batch, or individual item represented by your workflow.
Technical and circularity information
Depending on the product and purpose, material composition, origin, care, repair, spare parts, durability, or recycling details may be relevant. The ESPR lists possible data elements but leaves concrete requirements to applicable product rules. Record the source and supporting evidence alongside each value.
Make access and evidence intentional
Separate public details from internal evidence. A test report may support a value internally without the document itself being intended for public release. In DPP Direct, fields can be marked public or private; uploaded documents remain private workspace files and stay blocked until a clean scan.
Check whether a field contains personal data. The ESPR says personal data relating to customers must not be stored in a DPP without explicit consent in accordance with the GDPR. More broadly, publish only data that is necessary and approved for sharing.
A practical field matrix
For each field, record the value, source, evidence, subject-matter owner, last review, and visibility. If information is missing, leave its status open instead of entering a plausible-sounding guess.
Review the fields and publication features and category examples. An available template is not a complete list of legally required fields.
Sources
Sources reviewed 18 October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
Sources and the review date are listed at the end of each article.
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