What is a digital product passport?
A plain explanation of digital product passports under the EU’s ESPR: what they contain, who can see what, and how customers reach them.
Digital product passports, explained.
Practical guides to the EU rules and to preparing your products, kept up to date as the rules develop. For news and opinion, read the blog.
Regulation
What the EU rules ask for, which products they cover and when.
Which products need a digital product passport, and when?
How ESPR rolls out product group by product group, what the working plan prioritises, and where batteries, construction products, detergents and toys fit in.
The battery passport: scope and what to prepare
Which batteries need a passport from 18 February 2027, what it holds, what to prepare, and what Polarpass does not provide.
Getting started
Preparing product information and choosing how to structure your passports.
Model, batch or individual item: choosing a passport scope
When one passport can cover a whole product model, when you need one per production batch, and when every item needs its own.
Preparing product information for your first passport
A checklist of the materials, origin, care, repair and supporting documents to collect, and what to keep internal.
Labels & QR codes
Identifiers, data carriers and putting the passport on the product.
GS1 Digital Link QR codes for product passports
How a GS1 Digital Link QR code carries your GTIN, batch and serial number, and how to print it on labels and packaging.
A QR code on every battery from 18 February 2027
Under the Batteries Regulation, every battery needs a QR code that leads to its key information. Who it affects, what the code must lead to, and what is still open.
Get your products passport-ready.
Start with one product today. Add the rest of your range as you go.