Textiles and the Digital Product Passport: the data you will need to test
Under the ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781), textiles are a priority for the Digital Product Passport. The delegated act is expected around 2027 — and the passport will need verifiable test data.
What is coming for textiles
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 was adopted in 2024 and replaces the old Ecodesign Directive. Textiles are named as a priority group: the textile delegated act is expected in late 2026 or 2027, with compliance — including a Digital Product Passport (DPP) — no earlier than 2028. The passport will carry product data that has to be accurate and, where claimed, verifiable.
The test data behind the passport
Several DPP data points rest on laboratory results rather than self-declaration: fibre composition, recycled-content claims, durability, and the chemical RSL that already applies under REACH. Getting this data right early avoids re-testing once the delegated act lands.
- +Fibre composition — EN ISO 1833 (quantitative chemical analysis)
- +Recycled-content verification — supports recycled-material claims
- +Durability and colour fastness — ISO 105, abrasion and pilling
- +REACH RSL — azo amines, formaldehyde, pH (already mandatory today)
What it costs
The chemical RSL bundle for dyed textiles is indicatively from €120 net per colourway, and fibre composition or fastness tests are priced per method. Building this data now means the passport is ready when the rules are.
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