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Indicative measure adoption: 2027

Textiles & Apparel and the Digital Product Passport.

Textiles and apparel are a first-priority final-product group under the ESPR working plan, with garments and footwear explicitly highlighted.

2027Indicative ESPR measure timeline
Priority2025–2030 ESPR working plan
DPPProduct-specific rules determine final fields
Important: Priority status does not mean every textile or footwear product already has a universally applicable DPP obligation. The final delegated act will define scope, fields and application timing.

Data worth organising now

  • Stable product/model identifiers and GTIN where used
  • Fibre and material composition linked to suppliers
  • Manufacturing and origin records
  • Durability, care, repair and circularity information
  • Compliance documentation and substance information where applicable

Preparation workflow

01

Normalise SKUs

Create a clean product master so the same model is not represented by conflicting names across ERP, PIM and supplier files.

02

Map materials

Connect fabrics, trims, components and supplier evidence to each product.

03

Prepare lifecycle data

Structure care, durability, repair and end-of-life information so fields can be reused in a DPP.

Why early preparation matters

When a final product-specific measure arrives, the difficult part is often not generating a QR code. It is locating reliable data across suppliers, engineering, compliance, ERP/PIM systems and product documentation. A reusable product-data model reduces that implementation risk.

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Frequently asked questions

Does every textiles & apparel product need a DPP today?

Priority status does not mean every textile or footwear product already has a universally applicable DPP obligation. The final delegated act will define scope, fields and application timing.

What should companies prepare now?

Start with clean product identifiers, supplier data ownership, materials/composition, technical and compliance records, and a structure that can be mapped to future product-specific DPP fields.

Is the indicative ESPR timeline a legal deadline?

No. The working-plan timeline is an indicative adoption timeline for measures. The binding obligations and application dates come from the final delegated act or other applicable EU legislation.

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Last reviewed: September 2026. Indicative working-plan dates are not substitutes for final legal application dates.