EU Digital Product Passport — Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to the most common questions about EU DPP requirements, compliance, product data, and how PassoNext helps businesses prepare for the Digital Product Passport.
1. What is PassoNext?
PassoNext is a Digital Product Passport (DPP) platform that helps businesses create, manage, and publish product passports with product information such as materials, origin, sustainability data, repairability, and end-of-life information.
2. What is a Digital Product Passport?
A Digital Product Passport is a digital record that provides important information about a product, including its materials, origin, sustainability, circularity, repairability, and other relevant product data.
3. Why do businesses need Digital Product Passports?
Digital Product Passports help businesses prepare for EU product transparency and sustainability requirements while making product information easier for customers, partners, and other stakeholders to access.
4. Who can use PassoNext?
PassoNext can be used by manufacturers, brands, retailers, and other businesses that need to create and manage Digital Product Passports for their products.
5. Which industries can use PassoNext?
PassoNext supports Digital Product Passport use cases across industries including apparel, textiles, fashion, footwear, batteries, furniture, electronics, cosmetics, plastics, toys, mattresses, chemicals, washing appliances, and construction materials.
6. Is a Digital Product Passport mandatory in the EU?
Digital Product Passports are becoming mandatory for specific product categories under EU sustainability and product regulations. The exact requirements and timelines depend on the product category.
7. When will Digital Product Passports become mandatory?
The timeline varies by product category. For example, relevant batteries have a Digital Battery Passport requirement from 18 February 2027, while other product categories will follow their respective EU regulatory timelines.
8. What information should a Digital Product Passport contain?
Depending on the product category, a DPP may include information about materials, components, product origin, environmental impact, durability, repairability, recyclability, and end-of-life options.
9. Does PassoNext help businesses prepare for EU DPP requirements?
Yes. PassoNext helps businesses organize product information and create Digital Product Passports that can support their preparation for applicable EU requirements.
10. Is PassoNext a compliance certification?
No. PassoNext is a Digital Product Passport platform. Using PassoNext does not by itself certify that a product or business complies with every applicable EU regulation.
11. Does PassoNext work with Shopify?
Yes. PassoNext is available for Shopify and can be used to create Digital Product Passports for products in a Shopify store.
12. Is PassoNext available for WordPress?
Yes. PassoNext is also available for WordPress, allowing businesses using WordPress to implement Digital Product Passport functionality for their products.
13. Can I use PassoNext with WooCommerce?
Yes. Businesses using WooCommerce can use PassoNext to create and display Digital Product Passport information for their products.
14. Can I create a Digital Product Passport for every product?
Yes. PassoNext can be used to create individual Digital Product Passports for products and associate relevant product information with each passport.
15. Can customers access a product's Digital Product Passport?
Yes. A Digital Product Passport can be made accessible to customers through a scannable QR code or other digital access method.
16. How does a QR code work with a Digital Product Passport?
A QR code can be connected to a product’s Digital Product Passport. When scanned, it can take the user to the product’s digital passport containing the relevant product information.
17. What can customers see in a PassoNext Digital Product Passport?
Depending on the product and information provided, customers can access details such as materials, product origin, sustainability information, care instructions, repairability, and end-of-life information.
18. Can I update product information after creating a Digital Product Passport?
Yes. Product passport information can be updated when the underlying product information changes.
19. What is the difference between a Digital Product Passport and a QR code?
A QR code is simply an access method, while a Digital Product Passport is the digital record containing information about a product. A QR code can be used to provide access to a DPP.
20. What is the difference between a Digital Product Passport and a product page?
A traditional product page focuses mainly on selling a product, while a Digital Product Passport is designed to provide structured product information related to areas such as materials, sustainability, traceability, repairability, and circularity.
21. How can brands prepare for Digital Product Passport requirements?
Brands can start by identifying applicable product categories, collecting product and supply-chain information, organizing sustainability data, and choosing a system for creating and managing Digital Product Passports.
22. What products require Digital Product Passports in the EU?
The EU is introducing Digital Product Passport requirements progressively across different product categories. Batteries, textiles, apparel, furniture, electronics, footwear, and other product groups are among the areas affected by the developing framework.
23. Can Digital Product Passports improve product transparency?
Yes. DPPs provide a structured way to make relevant product information accessible to customers, businesses, regulators, and other stakeholders.
24. How does PassoNext create Digital Product Passports?
PassoNext connects product information with a digital passport that can contain relevant product, sustainability, traceability, and circularity data and can be accessed digitally.
25. Can PassoNext be used for multiple product categories?
Yes. PassoNext is designed to support Digital Product Passport use cases across multiple industries and product categories.
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