The registry is the EU’s central index of Digital Product Passports (DPP). It went live on 20 July 2026. Think of it as a card catalogue rather than a library. It records that a passport exists, which product it belongs to and who registered it. The passport itself stays with the business or its service provider.
What goes into it?
For each passport, the registry keeps:
- the product’s unique identifiers
- its commodity code, which customs use at the border
- a reference to the service provider hosting the passport
- who registered it, when, and data that shows the passport has not been altered
Each registration gets its own registration identifier. That number is what customs will ask for, but it is not proof that the product complies.
Which products does it cover?
Products under the Ecodesign Regulation, batteries, construction products, toys and detergents all use the same registry. Later passport laws will join it.
Who registers, and how?
The business placing the product on the EU market must upload the data. Another verified business can do it where EU law allows, but responsibility stays with the first. Companies prove who they are through the EU’s electronic identification system, eIDAS, with a qualified electronic seal or attestation, and their verified status lasts up to three years.
Can passports be registered yet?
No. Companies can enrol through EU Login and try a test environment, but the Commission’s user guide of 16 September 2026 says it is “not possible to successfully register DPPs”. No opening date has been given. The battery passport, due on 18 February 2027, is the first that will need it.
The opening date, once the Commission gives one, will be added to the Digital Product Passport timeline with the other registry and standards milestones.
Where this comes from: Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, Articles 11(c) and 13; Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1778, Articles 1, 8 and 19(4); Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Article 77(10); DPP Registry user guide v1.03.