The Battery DPP Blueprint
A free foundational guide to the battery Digital Product Passport under the EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.
Written for battery manufacturers, importers and compliance teams, the blueprint explains what the passport is, why the EU introduced it, which batteries are in scope, who is responsible, and what happens if you are not compliant.
Read it online below, or download the PDF to share with your team.
Battery passport becomes mandatory.
Categories needing a full passport.
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What is inside the blueprint
Six short chapters take you from first principles to the practical consequences of getting it wrong.
Battery DPP fundamentals
The blueprint opens by setting out what a battery Digital Product Passport actually is - a structured digital record tied to an individual battery, covering where it was made, what it contains, how it performs and its end of life.
The case behind the passport
It then walks through the three structural problems the EU set out to solve - supply chain transparency, stranded end-of-life value, and inconsistent sustainability claims - and where the passport sits within the wider ESPR framework.
Inside Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
A plain-English tour of the regulation: when it came into force, who it reaches, and how the passport requirement fits alongside labelling, due diligence and end-of-life rules.
Battery categories at a glance
A reference table covering which categories carry the full passport duty - EV, LMT and industrial above 2 kWh - and which only need a QR code, so you can place your own products quickly.
Roles across the value chain
The blueprint maps the obligations of manufacturers, importers, distributors and upstream suppliers, so you can see exactly where responsibility for the passport lands for your business model.
The cost of non-compliance
It closes with the enforcement picture - market access, Member State penalties, passport data checks and customs controls - and a practical prompt to start preparing now.
Want to go deeper after reading? Explore the EU Battery Passport Regulation Guide, check the Battery Passport timeline, or see how the Battery Passport platform helps you collect supplier data and publish compliant passports.
From blueprint to compliant passport
The blueprint sets out what the regulation expects. Talk to Circuland about a tailored readiness review and how to build your Battery Passports before 18 February 2027.
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