DPP Textile Readiness Check

Not yet. ESPR Reg (EU) 2024/1781 is in force, but it is a framework: the specific data requirements for textiles arrive in a delegated act that has not been adopted as of 2026-06-13. Until that act is published, no textile DPP obligation is legally binding — this tool measures how ready you would be once it lands.

The Commission's first ESPR working plan (16 April 2025) lists apparel and textiles among the priority product groups. Based on the preparatory study timeline, adoption is widely expected around 2026–2027, with an 18–24 month transition afterwards, putting practical compliance near 2028–2029. Treat any single date as provisional until the act is formally adopted.

That is the ESPR unsold-goods destruction ban (Art. 25), which begins for large enterprises on 19 July 2026. It bans destroying unsold apparel and footwear — it is not a Digital Product Passport data obligation, so it does not require you to issue a passport.

The expected scope spans unique product identification, a machine-readable data carrier, fibre composition, substances of concern, supply-chain traceability, environmental footprint, durability and repairability, and recyclability. This check scores ten such categories so you can see where your records fall short before the act is final.

No. Scores are capped at 95 precisely because the delegated act is not adopted, and this tool is advisory rather than an attestation. A high score means your data foundations are strong; legal compliance can only be confirmed against the final text and with qualified counsel.

Roles differ. Brand owners, importers and manufacturers that place products on the EU market carry the primary passport duties; distributors typically rely on upstream brand data, so this tool reallocates traceability weight toward governance for the distributor role.