DPP COMPLIANCE GUIDES
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FUNDAMENTALS · START HERE
Digital Product Passport for Fashion: The Complete 2026 Guide
10 domains, 4 ESPR categories, Phase 1 vs Phase 2.
FOOTWEAR
DPP for Footwear Brands: What's the Same, What's Different
On ESPR's priority list, but no delegated-act timeline of its own yet.
Read the guide →RETAILERS & WHOLESALERS
DPP for Multi-Brand Retailers and Wholesalers: What You're Responsible For
No passport to create, but ESPR makes them check covered products have one.
Read the guide →TIMELINE
The DPP Master Timeline: Key EU Dates From 2024 to 2030
Key EU compliance dates for fashion brands on one chronological page.
Read the guide →COST BREAKDOWN
How Much Does DPP Compliance Cost? A 2026 Breakdown for EU Fashion Brands
No official EU price tag yet, but the cost drivers are already fixed in law.
Read the guide →MANUFACTURERS & PRIVATE LABEL
DPP for Manufacturers and Private Label Producers: Who's Responsible for What
The legal manufacturer is whoever markets the product under their own name.
Read the guide →NON-EU BRANDS
Does the EU Digital Product Passport Apply to Non-EU Brands? A Guide for US and UK Fashion Brands
Yes, if your products reach the EU market, including by distance selling.
Read the guide →CERTIFICATION SCHEMES
Sustainability Labels Under EmpCo: What OEKO-TEX and Global Standards Say About Claims
EmpCo's certification-scheme test for labels, applying from 27 September 2026.
Read the guide →Readiness Checklist
DPP Readiness Checklist for 2027: What to Have Ready Before the Textile Delegated Act
What is already legally required, and what to have ready before the textile act.
Read the guide →Compliance Comparison
Which EU Sustainability Laws Actually Apply to Your Brand? SME Thresholds Compared
Not every EU sustainability law defines a small business the same way.
Read the guide →Regulation
ESPR Fashion Compliance: What EU Brands Need to Know Now
The EU Ecodesign Regulation, its scope and timeline for fashion.
Read the guide →Practice
DPP Readiness Audit Explained: 10 Domains, 4 ESPR Categories
How fashion brands measure DPP readiness.
Read the guide →SME Guide
Does the EU Digital Product Passport Apply to Small Fashion Brands?
The SME exemption myth, and where company size really matters.
Read the guide →Scope Guide
Which Fashion Products Need an EU Digital Product Passport?
A proposed working scope from a draft study: 10 categories and 5 exclusions.
Read the guide →Data Fields Guide
What Will the Apparel DPP Actually Contain? The JRC Study's Proposed Data Fields, Model/Batch/Item Levels and Access Rights — and What ESPR Already Fixes
No EU law lists the fields yet, only a draft study prepared for the JRC.
Read the guide →Status Clarification
Green Claims Directive vs. EmpCo: What's Actually in Force in 2026
One is a proposal not yet adopted, the other a directive already in force.
Read the guide →DPP × EmpCo
The Digital Product Passport and EmpCo: What Each Text Says
Neither text names the other, yet both deal with environmental performance.
Read the guide →Technical Guide
What Goes on the QR Code? DPP Data Carriers & the EU Registry
The QR code is a pointer, not a database.
Read the guide →Technical Guide
The Eight EU DPP Standards (EN 18216 to EN 18246): What Each Covers, What Presumption of Conformity Means and What to Ask Your DPP Provider
Six of the eight standards are cited in the Official Journal, two still pending.
Read the guide →Compliance Deep Dive
Will Clothes Need a CE Mark? ESPR Conformity Assessment, the EU Declaration of Conformity and What the 2026 Digitalisation Deal Changes
A garment under no CE legislation must not carry a CE mark today.
Read the guide →Compliance Deep Dive
‘Made in’ and the DPP: Country-of-Origin Rules for Clothing and Footwear Under EU Customs and Consumer Law, and What the Passport May Add
Customs origin and a ‘Made in’ claim follow different rules.
Read the guide →Compliance Deep Dive
Selling Uniforms and Workwear to Public Buyers: ESPR Article 65, the Planned EU Green Procurement Rules for Apparel, and How the DPP Could Become Tender Evidence
No EU green-procurement rule binds apparel yet.
Read the guide →Data Access Guide
Who Can See Your DPP Data? Access Rights, Confidentiality and Security Under ESPR
ESPR already limits write rights, with access still to be set per product group.
Read the guide →Provider Guide
Choosing a DPP Service Provider: The Back-Up Copy, Data-Use Limits, Switching Rights and the Coming EU Rules
Once a passport applies, every brand needs a provider for its back-up copy.
Read the guide →Technical Guide
Product Identifiers for Fashion Brands: Customs PIDs from 1 November 2026, the GTIN and the DPP Identifier
From 1 November 2026, customs need identifiers for imported online sales.
Read the guide →Compliance Deep Dive
How the EU Digital Product Passport Registry Actually Works
Who must register, how identity is verified and what follows registration.
Read the guide →Enforcement Guide
What Happens If You Don't Comply? ESPR/DPP Penalties & Market Surveillance
No single EU-wide fine, but a strict floor and a consumer-liability track.
Read the guide →EPR Compliance Guide
What Is Textile EPR? The EU's New Producer-Pays Rules for Fashion Waste
Not the DPP, but a separate law making brands pay for textile waste.
Read the guide →Waste Shipment Guide
Exporting Used Clothing and Textile Waste: What the EU Waste Shipment Regulation Changes
From 21 May 2027, textile waste may go to non-OECD countries only if listed.
Read the guide →Status Update
Does EUDR Apply to Leather? Not Since September 2026
What changed when leather left the EU Deforestation Regulation's scope.
Read the guide →Status Update
Does EUDR Apply to Viscose and Rubber? Yes — But Not Where You'd Think
Still regulated, but usually not where your brand buys the finished material.
Read the guide →Status Update
Does the EU Right to Repair Directive Apply to Fashion? Not Yet — Here's the Trigger
No textiles yet, but the textile act could start a clock of up to 12 months.
Read the guide →Country Comparison
Which EU Countries Already Have Textile EPR? France, Netherlands and Hungary Compared
Live schemes ahead of the 2028 EU-wide deadline, on calendars that don't match.
Read the guide →Compliance Deep Dive
EU Ecolabel for Textiles: Why It Skips EmpCo's Certification-Scheme Test
Named in EmpCo's own recital, while OEKO-TEX and GOTS must clear the test.
Read the guide →Chemicals Guide
REACH Entry 72: The Chemical Limits Already in Force for Clothing, Textiles and Footwear
Since 1 November 2020, limits on 33 CMR substances or groups have applied.
Read the guide →Import Guide
The Digital Product Passport at the EU Border: What Customs Will Check
For covered products, customs check the registry identifier before release.
Read the guide →Import Guide
The New EU Customs Code and the Digital Product Passport: What Regulation 2026/2108 Changes for Fashion Importers
The new Union Customs Code applies generally from 21 September 2027.
Read the guide →E-Commerce Guide
Selling Online with a Digital Product Passport: Duties for Brands, Retailers and Marketplaces
Who must make the passport accessible and what a listing must show.
Read the guide →Product Safety Guide
GPSR for Fashion and Footwear Brands: The Product-Safety Data Already Required Under Regulation (EU) 2023/988, and Where It Meets the DPP
The GPSR has applied to consumer clothing and footwear since 13 December 2024.
Read the guide →Circularity Guide
Second-Hand, Resale and Refurbished Fashion: Does the Digital Product Passport Apply?
What the ESPR and the Commission say, and where they say nothing.
Read the guide →Circularity Guide
The EU Ban on Destroying Unsold Clothing and Footwear: What Applies Since 19 July 2026
Banned for large enterprises, with ten derogations and a disclosure duty.
Read the guide →Supply Chain
The EU Forced Labour Regulation: What Fashion Brands Must Prepare by 14 December 2027
From 14 December 2027, forced-labour products are banned from sale and export.
Read the guide →Compliance Deep Dive
The EU Textile Labelling Regulation and the DPP: Fibre-Composition Rules, Testing and the Planned Revision
What every textile label must show today, and how authorities test it.
Read the guide →Compliance Deep Dive
EU Packaging Rules for Fashion E-Commerce: Mailer Boxes, Polybags, Hangers and Dust Bags Under the PPWR, and the DPP Link
PPWR applies since 12 August 2026, but many design rules start only later.
Read the guide →Compliance Deep Dive
Your Customer Wants Sustainability Data: The CSRD Value-Chain Cap, ESRS E5 and Why DPP Supplier Data Is Different
The cap shields smaller suppliers, but not from possible future DPP duties.
Read the guide →Substances Update
Is the SCIP Database Going Away? The Proposed Repeal, the REACH Article 33 Duties That Stay, and Substance Data in the DPP
The SCIP repeal is only a proposal, and REACH Article 33 duties would stay.
Read the guide →Compliance Deep Dive
National Rules on Top of the DPP: France's Environmental-Cost Label and Textile Law, Spain's Draft Decree, PFAS Bans and Where ESPR Article 3 Draws the Line
ESPR Article 3 will limit national information rules once a textile act exists.
Read the guide →Chemicals Guide
Substances of Concern in the Digital Product Passport: What the ESPR Definition Means for Fashion
Four alternative descriptions, one decided product group by product group.
Read the guide →Chemicals Guide
PFAS in Fashion: What REACH Already Bans, and What’s Still Only a Proposal
PFHxA restricted from 10 October 2026, a wider PFAS restriction only proposed.
Read the guide →DPP AUDIT
How ready is your collection for the DPP?
Benchmark one complete collection against the LGFL DPP Data Framework. 10 domains, four ESPR categories. Under NDA.
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