Topics

Topics — the digital product passport for textiles and clothing

What is your situation?

Choose the situation that matches your business. Each topic answers one question, with the location in the regulation included.

To get started

• Does the digital product passport apply to my clothing and textiles?
• What is a digital product passport for clothing and textiles?
• When does the product passport become mandatory for clothing and textiles?
• What is a delegated act and why does it determine what I must do?
• Which products in the clothing and textile industry fall under the ESPR?
• What does the ESPR change for the clothing and textile industry?
• Does the product passport also apply to small businesses?
• the product passport also applies to shoes, bags and belts
• do I also need to create a product passport for workwear and uniforms
• the product passport also applies to household textiles such as curtains and bed linens
• what is the difference between the ESPR and the European textile strategy
• what is extended producer responsibility for textiles and does it relate to the product passport
• do I need a product passport for showroom samples that are not sold

What goes in the product passport

• What data goes into the product passport for clothing and textiles?
• Who is allowed to view which data from the product passport?
• Do I have to make business-sensitive data about my clothing and textiles public?
• How often must I update the data in the product passport?
• According to which method must I measure the values for the passport?
• How do I record the fibre composition in the product passport?
• How do I demonstrate the share of recycled fibre?
• Which chemical treatments must I report?
• Must I record the microfibre release from my textiles?
• How does the care label relate to the product passport?
• must I indicate in the product passport whether clothing can be repaired
• does my clothing receive a sustainability score in the digital product passport
• in which language must I enter the data in the product passport for clothing
• I am modifying my clothing collection later, must the product passport also be updated

Getting started practically

• How do I approach the product passport for clothing and textiles step by step?
• What does a product passport for clothing and textiles cost?
• What can I do now while the rules are not yet final?
• What does a supervisory authority ask for during an inspection of clothing and textiles?
• Am I allowed to destroy unsold stock of clothing and textiles?
• What do I do with clothing and textile stock already in place when the rules take effect?
• What does the separate collection of textiles mean for me?
• Does the product passport also apply to second-hand clothing and returns?
• must I arrange for translation of my product passport data myself
• what should I pay attention to when choosing a supplier for the product passport
• must I already adapt my clothing labels and packaging for the product passport

Data from the supply chain

• My supplier does not provide the data — what can I do?
• What data must I request from my supplier of clothing and textiles?
• How do I record the supply of passport data in my purchasing contract?
• How do I verify whether my supplier's data is correct?
• What does the product passport mean if I import clothing and textiles from outside the EU?
• Must I include the country of manufacture in the product passport?
• my garment is manufactured by multiple manufacturers, who supplies which data
• can I use my GOTS or OEKO-TEX certificate as evidence in the product passport
• must I have my supplier abroad inspected for the product passport

Who must do what

• Who is responsible for the product passport for clothing and textiles?
• Am I an importer or manufacturer according to the ESPR?
• What obligations does a distributor or trader of clothing and textiles have?
• I sell clothing and textiles under my own brand — what obligations do I get?
• My manufacturer is outside the EU — who arranges the product passport then?
• What does the product passport mean if I sell clothing and textiles through an online marketplace?
• What happens if I don't have a product passport for my clothing and textiles?
• I have clothing made under my own label — who creates the passport?
• I am a clothing wholesaler, what are my obligations regarding the product passport
• what fine can I receive if I do not have a product passport for my clothing

From data to product

• How does the QR code for the product passport end up on my clothing and textiles?
• What is GS1 Digital Link and do I need it for the product passport?
• How do I give each product a unique identification code?
• What is the register of digital product passports and what do I need to enter in it?
• Can I link the product passport to my ERP or inventory system?
• How long must a product passport remain available?
• What happens to the product passport if my company stops operating?
• My product needs multiple product passports — how does that work together?
• Does each size and colour get its own product passport?
• how is it prevented that someone hacks or forges my product passport data
• I have discovered an error in a published product passport, can I still adjust that