EU DPP for Textiles: What's Coming in 2027

The EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a regulation requiring products sold in the EU to carry machine-readable data about their composition, origin, and environmental impact. Textiles are among the first product categories targeted.

Timeline

• •2024–2025: Delegated acts finalized, defining exact data requirements
• •2026: Infrastructure and registries launched
• •2027: DPP mandatory for textiles sold in the EU

What Data Will Be Required

The exact fields are still being finalized, but expect requirements around:

• •Product identifiers (GTIN, SKU, batch/lot)
• •Material composition (fiber types, percentages)
• •Country of origin (manufacturing location)
• •Care instructions and durability info
• •Certifications (OEKO-TEX, GOTS, etc.)
• •Recycled content and recyclability

Who Is Affected

Any brand selling textiles in the EU market — regardless of where they're headquartered. This includes D2C brands, private label manufacturers, and importers. If you sell to EU consumers, you'll need a DPP.

Why Prepare Now

Data gaps are expensive to fix during platform onboarding. Auditing your data today means you can prioritize which fields to collect, clean existing records, and avoid last-minute scrambles when the regulation takes effect.