From when is the DPP mandatory?

It differs per product group, following the schedule of delegated acts under the ESPR. Exact dates and data requirements are finalised group by group — textile and footwear products are among the early priority groups.

What data goes into the passport?

The delegated acts define it per group; the typical directions are material composition, durability characteristics, repairability, recycled content, substances of concern. Much of that is measurable property.

What can a manufacturer or brand do today?

Map which of its product claims already rest on measurement — and which only on estimates or supplier declarations. Filling the measurable gaps is laboratory work, and not worth postponing until the obligation takes effect.

What is the Digital Product Passport — and what does it have to do with the lab?

Technically reviewed: 2026-07-31

In short

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is the instrument of the EU's ESPR regulation on sustainable products: a standardised, digitally accessible carrier of data on a product's composition, durability, repairability and environmental characteristics. It is being phased in per product group — textiles and footwear are among the priority areas. A significant share of DPP data content requires objective measurement: that is the laboratories' role.

In one sentence

The DPP is the product’s “data sheet” accompanying it through its life: standardised in content, digitally accessible — typically through a data carrier on the product. Its purpose is that sustainability and circularity data become verifiable facts rather than marketing claims.

Where will the data come from?

This question is less photogenic than the QR code — but it is where the DPP’s value is decided. Composition, durability and substance content are established reliably by measurement, not declaration. A durability claim needs abrasion and flexing results behind it; a “free of substance X” claim needs analytical measurement; a material composition needs laboratory identification.

Which measurements produce DPP-ready data?

durability: abrasion resistance, flexing, ageing — the objective basis of expected lifetime;
chemical characteristics: measurement of restricted substances (e.g. chromium(VI));
material characteristics: composition and property testing;
performance data: measured values per the product category’s standards.

BIMEO’s role — and what is not

The laboratory’s role is producing objective data: measurement, report, repeatability. The legal and IT implementation of DPP compliance — data carriers, systems, registration — is not laboratory work, and we do not offer it as such. What we offer: that whatever is a measurable claim in the product passport actually rests on measurement.

Frequently asked questions

From when is the DPP mandatory?: It differs per product group, following the schedule of delegated acts under the ESPR. Exact dates and data requirements are finalised group by group — textile and footwear products are among the early priority groups.
What data goes into the passport?: The delegated acts define it per group; the typical directions are material composition, durability characteristics, repairability, recycled content, substances of concern. Much of that is measurable property.
What can a manufacturer or brand do today?: Map which of its product claims already rest on measurement — and which only on estimates or supplier declarations. Filling the measurable gaps is laboratory work, and not worth postponing until the obligation takes effect.

Where next?

Laboratory testing Abrasion & durability testing Chemical & analytical testing

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