What is the Digital Product Passport and why is it relevant for my company?

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is an EU initiative within the framework of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). It obliges manufacturers, importers, and dealers to provide comprehensive digital data on the sustainability, material composition, and circularity of a product. The goal is to increase transparency and promote the circular economy. For your company, however, the DPP is not just a compliance requirement, but also offers the opportunity to digitalize your processes, offer your customers innovative digital services, and open up entirely new business opportunities.

Which product categories are affected by the EU regulation and what data do I need to provide?

The EU is gradually introducing the Product Passport for almost all product categories. The first affected sectors include batteries, textiles, electronics, and iron/steel. In the long term, however, almost every physical product on the EU market will require a DPP. The exact data sets are specified by the EU through so-called delegated acts. Our solution automatically integrates all current and future requirements.

How future-proof is the platform against new EU regulations?

As a specialized DPP service provider, we continuously monitor legal developments in Brussels. As soon as the EU adopts new directives, data standards, or requirements for specific product groups, we deploy these updates centrally on our platform. For you, this means: zero programming effort and permanent legal certainty without your own legal department.

How does your DPP solution integrate into my existing systems?

Through our API-first approach, the platform can be seamlessly integrated into your existing systems. This means: we don’t tear down your IT infrastructure, but build a bridge to the outside world. DPP.pro acts as an intelligent data hub. Our system pulls the necessary raw data from your existing ERP, PIM, or PLM systems, prepares it in compliance with EU standards, and makes it dynamically and securely available for target groups via the product passport. This allows you to avoid media discontinuities and ensure that your product data is managed centrally.

How secure is the data stored in the Product Passport?

Our DPP platform relies on the highest security standards, role-based access rights, and secure authentication procedures. Through our intelligent rights management, you determine exactly which information the respective actors along the value chain see – from technical specifications to repair instructions. This enables transparent collaboration without disclosing sensitive competitive data.

How does the DPP get delivered to end customers?

The DPP is typically provided via common digital data carriers such as QR codes, RFID chips, or NFC tags. End customers scan the code and immediately gain access to product-specific information such as repair shops, recycling points, additional materials, and warranty conditions – a plus for customer satisfaction and brand loyalty.

What advantages does DPP.pro offer beyond legal requirements?

Increased after-sales revenue: Customers can reorder spare parts and service subscriptions directly via the product passport in the webshop. Faster customer service: Technicians and customers have immediate access to the relevant documents and repair history. Strong customer loyalty: You receive a direct digital communication channel to the end user – even when selling via wholesale. Efficient circular economy: Take-back, maintenance, and recycling processes can now be digitally controlled and utilized as new revenue streams. In short: Others see only bureaucracy in the DPP – you use it as a lever for efficiency and new revenue.

Why should we act now if some EU deadlines only apply in a few years?

Regulatory deadlines often seem far away, but the technical and organizational transition takes time. Those who wait risk their market access as soon as the laws come into force. Furthermore, large B2B customers are already increasingly demanding DPP readiness from their suppliers. Starting early secures your market position and gives you time to optimize processes without stress.

Can the Digital Product Passport be customized?

Yes, our Digital Product Passport solution can be flexibly adapted to different products, industries, and company requirements. This allows both regulatory requirements and individual business processes to be optimally mapped.

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BATTERY PASSPORT

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The EU is making the digital battery passport mandatory – is your company ready?

The digital battery passport is coming – and the deadline is fixed. The legal basis is the EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, which is the first product-specific regulation to become concrete within the framework of the Digital Product Passport (DPP). From February 18, 2027, affected batteries will require a digital battery passport before they can be placed on the market in the EU.

The following battery categories are affected:

Electric vehicle batteries (EV batteries) – traction batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles
LV batteries – starter batteries for vehicles and light means of transport (e.g., light electric vehicles, LMT batteries)
Industrial batteries – batteries with a capacity over 2 kWh for industrial applications, storage solutions, and stationary systems

The following applies to all three categories: No market access without a digital battery passport. Those who create the technical and organizational
basis now secure legal certainty – and a head start over the competition.

2023

EU Battery Regulation comes into force

2027

Mandatory digital battery passport for EV, LV, and industrial batteries

2030

Expansion to further product groups within the framework of the ESPR

THE DIGITAL BATTERY PASSPORT

The platform that turns the digital battery passport into a strategic asset.

Our platform allows the digital battery passport to be fully implemented – across the entire lifecycle of a battery, from manufacturing and use to recycling. Origin, material composition, carbon footprint, certificates, and sustainability data are bundled centrally, prepared in compliance with EU standards, and made digitally accessible directly on the battery via a QR code or data carrier. In this way, a regulatory obligation becomes a real tool for transparency, traceability, and customer loyalty along the entire value chain.

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Choose your individual building blocks for your battery passport.

Centralized storage and provision of all battery-related compliance documents – declarations of conformity, carbon footprint evidence, safety data sheets, and test certificates available digitally at any time.

Role-based permission assignments and multi-factor authentication control access to sensitive battery data – managed for internal teams, suppliers, and recycling partners.

Each battery is uniquely identifiable via serial number, batch, and history, and is traceably documented throughout its entire lifecycle – from the factory to second-life application.

Service, maintenance, and end-of-life processes such as take-back, reuse, and recycling are digitally controlled and documented – the foundation for a functioning battery circular economy.

Spare parts, replacement batteries, or additional services can be integrated directly into existing webshop systems via the battery passport – for a seamless digital customer experience.

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Electric vehicle batteries

LV batteries

Industrial batteries

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Electric Vehicle Batteries

Complex, global supply chains

Full transparency over raw material origin and supply chain

Unclear battery condition after vehicle use

Informed residual suitability assessment for unlocking the second-life market

High effort for CO2 footprint verification

Evidence automated and digitally documented

Missing data basis for recycling quotas

Complete traceability through to recycling

FROM A STATIC PASSPORT TO A LIVING DATA TWIN

Battery.live: Real-time data directly from the battery.

A digital battery passport that only provides historical and static data wastes potential. Through our IoT module THINGSFORCE®, batteries can be
equipped with sensors and monitored in real time. Charging cycles, state of health (SoH), temperature profiles, and
usage data flow directly into the battery passport—dynamically, currently, and automatically.
This not only creates greater transparency for customers and authorities, but also the data foundation for new business models: from predictive
maintenance to optimized second-life marketing to usage-based billing.

New revenue channel: the second-life market
Only the actual state of health of a battery, recorded over its service life, enables reliable statements about its remaining suitability. Instead of
routinely sending batteries to recycling after their initial use ends, manufacturers can use the dynamic data to specifically assess
which batteries are suitable for secondary use—for example, as stationary storage. This transforms a previously untapped resource into a new
revenue source and an independent business segment.

Maximum transparency in real time – status, usage, and history of every battery available up-to-date at all times
Early detection of performance loss – before a battery fails or becomes uneconomical
Unlocking the second-life market – sound residual suitability assessment based on real usage data creates new revenue models instead of
premature recycling
Sound recycling decisions – when second use is no longer economical, based on real usage data instead of
estimated values

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BATTERY.LIVE

More than just compliance

Our platform turns the digital battery passport into a strategic asset for your company. Use it as a direct channel to your customers – for better service, new revenue streams, and genuine market differentiation. Modular, scalable, and ready for all upcoming requirements of the EU Battery Regulation.

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More than 50 years of industry experience:

Through its close connection to its sister company Hoffmann + Krippner GmbH & Co. KG, HK.DIGITAL combines deep expertise from industry, sensor technology, and electronics with modern IoT and software solutions.

Digitalization with comprehensive technology competence:

As part of HK.SYSTEMS AG, we draw on a strong technology network and extensive expertise across the entire digital value chain.

Practical solutions instead of theoretical concepts:

From hardware and connectivity to cloud and data solutions, we develop comprehensive digitalization solutions that make processes more efficient, transparent, and future-proof.