The EU is building one of the most ambitious product transparency systems in the world: the EU Digital Product Passport system. If you manufacture, import, or place products on the EU market, the Digital Product Passport (DPP) Registry is something you need to understand — and can prepare for — now. The new implementing rules for registering a DPP have now been published by the EU commission, and the registry itself will be up and running by July 2026.

What is the DPP Registry?

Under the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation(2024/1781), the European Commission is establishing a central registry. Once a DPP is mandatory for placing and selling a product on the EU market, it first needs to be registered in the EU DPP registry to receive its ‘passport’ status. This will be done via the EU DPP registry.

The registry will store the unique identifiers of the product, and the DPP itself, to provide key identification data for a wide range of products — from batteries and construction materials to textiles, iron and steel, toys and detergents, with many more product groups to follow. The registry does not store the product data itself; it instead enables accessing to the DPP data itself via the internet. The product model, batch or item level DPP that is registered is always linked to a weblink, this is resolved through the DPP registry through a search function, so that the data in the DPP can be viewed or retrieved in a decentralised manner. In all cases the DPP data itself is locally stored on a manufacturer server or DPP service provider server on behalf of the manufacturer, depending on who sets up the DPP.

What it means for companies selling products in the EU

Before you can register a Digital Product Passport, a manufacturer or responsible economic operator placing the product on the market must complete a formal identity verification process in the EU DPP Registry system. Legal entities need a qualified electronic seal from a recognised EU trust service provider — essentially a digital credential proving your company's identity and legal standing. Sole traders established in the EU can use a qualified electronic signature or a high-assurance electronic ID instead, which need to be provided through government identity wallets by 2027. For businesses outside the EU, equivalent qualified digital credentials are required. Once verified, the "verified economic operator" status lasts up to three years, after which re-verification is required. Businesses that fail to renew lose the ability to register new DPPs until they complete the process again.

DPP Registration, verification checks, and versioning

The registration of Digital Product Passports themselves can be done via the secure web interface of the DPP registry or automatically through an API. When you submit a DPP, the EU Commission will automatically run a series of checks: confirming that all mandatory data fields are present and that the wording of these fields is semantically correct for your product group (e.g. for construction products, iron and steel, textiles and so forth).

That the DPP is at the right granularity level (model, batch, or item), that your commodity code is valid for customs purposes, and that your qualified electronic signature or seal is in order. Only once all checks pass is a unique, persistent registration identifier generated and returned for a DPP, providing the Passport status.

The registry will also support full versioning for updating the DPP under specific legally allowed conditions, linked to its registry status. Every update to a DPP is linked to the original registration identifier and time-stamped, creating a clear and auditable history of changes throughout the product's life. This allows for use cases such as product life cycle traceability data audits by 3^rd parties, DPP error corrections in response to market surveillance checks, and providing updates in the DPP linked to evolving legal EU product disclosure requirements.

Can a manufacturer delegate the DPP registry process to aDPP service provider?

Yes — a manufacturer can authorise a DPP service provider such as Eco Wise to handle registration on the companies behalf. However, it does first need to be registered and validated as an economic operator, before it can assign the authorisation to the DPP service provider. Also, the manufacturer/responsible economic operator retains full legal responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of all submitted data. Choosing a reliable service provider and maintaining robust internal data governance is therefore essential.

The proof of registration certificate

Once a DPP is successfully registered, the manufacturer/responsible economic operator or DPP service provider acting on its behalf can generate a formal proof of DPP registration at any time. This is a secure electronic document, sealed with a qualified Commission electronic seal and timestamp, that serves as legal evidence — including to third parties and customs authorities — that your registration obligations have been met. It includes your registration identifier, commodity code, registrant identity, the date and time of registration, and a cryptographic hash of the specific DPP version it covers. The certificate is available to download for 90 calendar days from the date of generation, and can be regenerated at any point if needed.

Who can access your DPP data?

Repairers, refurbishers, and recyclers will also be able to obtain access to the registry once they complete their own verification. The EU Commission intention is to enable repairer/refurbisher/recycler selective data access in DPPs, and also writing access for circularity related events, once the use cases for this become possible on a voluntary or mandatory basis through product group specific legislation.

National market surveillance and customs authorities will also receive specific verified access the registry through a government-managed access scheme. The EU Commission intention here is to enable specific market compliance linked data access in Digital Product Passports. The details of which will be outlined in the upcoming to be proposed EU Product Act later this year.

The bottom line

The DPP Registry will be up and running in July 2026 - it is being built now. Early preparation means auditing your product data, establishing official digital signing credentials to register as a company in the registry, and deciding whether to register directly or through a service provider such as Eco Wise.

At Eco Wise, we help businesses navigate exactly these kinds of regulatory transitions providing up to date compliance intelligence with DPP setup and registration services. Get in touch to find out how we can support.

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