Glossary · DPP: data, identifiers and standards
DPP registry
Also known as: digital product passport registry, EU DPP registry, passport registry
The DPP registry is the central digital registry set up by the European Commission under Article 13 of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. It stores at least the unique product, operator and facility identifiers of products with a digital product passport; the passport data itself stays with the economic operator or its service providers.
- EU
- DPP
- Data governance
In one sentence
The DPP registry is the Commission's central store of passport identifiers under Art. 13 ESPR; the passport data stays decentralized.
Example
Customs checks an imported product against the DPP registry to confirm that an identifier has been registered before the goods are released for free circulation.
How it applies
- Date: The ESPR required the Commission to set the registry up by July 19, 2026. Check the Commission's current guidance for how and when operators register.
- Decentralized design: The registry holds identifiers, not the full passport. Operators or service providers host the data, which keeps them responsible for its availability, accuracy and access rights.
- Customs: The ESPR links customs systems to the registry so that imports can be checked; importers should confirm that the identifiers of their goods are registered.
- Technical documentation: The identifier registered must match the one printed on the product and cited in the documentation. A mismatch breaks the chain between product, passport and manuals.
Compared with the USA, Canada and China
The USA and Canada have no central product passport registry; sector databases such as the Canadian Federal Plastics Registry collect reports, not product identifiers. China's battery traceability platform is centralized and holds lifecycle records itself, not only identifiers.