Last updated: 7 July 2026
Digital Product Passport for tyres
Tyres are a priority product group in the first ESPR working plan. The tyre delegated act is indicatively expected around 2027, applying around 2029, and the binding scope is still open. OriginPass lets tyre manufacturers, importers and private-label operators build the structured product record now, then publish it as a DPP the moment the rules are fixed.
Where tyre DPP rules stand today
Tyres are named in the first ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030 as a priority product group.
Delegated act adoption around 2027, application around 2029: policy windows, not fixed deadlines.
COM(2026) 565 proposes linking EPREL to the future DPP registry and is in the legislative process now.
What is a tyre Digital Product Passport?
A tyre Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a structured digital record for a tyre placed on the EU market, accessible through a data carrier such as a QR code. The passport is introduced by the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR, Regulation (EU) 2024/1781). For tyres, the binding scope, data fields and dates will be set by a dedicated ESPR delegated act, indicatively adopted around 2027 and applying around 2029. It will build on data tyre suppliers already maintain today for the EU tyre label and the EPREL database.
Confirmed law, Commission plan and proposals — kept apart
Most tyre DPP content online blurs three very different things. We keep them separate, so your compliance planning stands on what is actually fixed.
What is already in force
- ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is in force since 18 July 2024
- Tyres are named in the first ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030
- The EU tyre label and EPREL registration (Regulation (EU) 2020/740) apply today; tyres have been registered in EPREL since 1 May 2021
What is expected, not yet fixed
- Tyre delegated act: indicative adoption around 2027
- Tyre DPP application: indicatively around 2029
- Exact mandatory data fields per tyre segment still to be defined by the delegated act
What is on the table
- COM(2026) 565 (24 June 2026) proposes a technical link between EPREL and the future DPP registry
- Once-only principle: EPREL data reused for the tyre passport instead of filed twice
- Currently with the European Parliament and the Council; not yet law
Saying “tyre DPP is mandatory in 2027” is too categorical today. The opposite mistake — waiting until every detail is frozen — usually ends in a late scramble around identifiers, supplier evidence and digital workflows.
Tyre DPP timeline: confirmed dates and indicative windows
Every entry is labelled by its legal status, so you can plan without treating policy signals as deadlines.
- Confirmed
Tyres registered in EPREL
Under the Tyre Labelling Regulation (EU) 2020/740, tyres placed on the EU market are registered in the EPREL database: the confirmed, structured tyre data set that exists today.
- Confirmed
ESPR enters into force
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishes the Digital Product Passport framework. Product-specific obligations arrive through delegated acts.
- Confirmed
First ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030 names tyres
The Commission's working plan lists tyres among priority product groups. That is a strong regulatory signal, not yet a binding tyre-specific obligation.
- Proposal
COM(2026) 565: the EPREL–DPP registry bridge
The Commission proposes amending the energy and tyre labelling rules, wiring EPREL to the central DPP registry under ESPR Article 13. It does not create a tyre DPP — it signals how tyre data will connect.
- Indicative
Tyre delegated act: indicative adoption window
On the working-plan timeline, the tyre-specific delegated act fixing scope, data fields and dates is indicatively expected around 2027.
- Indicative
Tyre DPP application: indicative window
Application of tyre DPP obligations is indicatively expected around 2029. The binding date will be set by the adopted delegated act.
What data will a tyre DPP contain?
The final data set will be fixed by the delegated act, but you don't have to guess from zero. Part of it exists today in the tyre label and EPREL, and the likely additions follow ESPR's core themes.
The tyre label & EPREL data set
Structured data tyre suppliers already maintain. This is the part you can organise now, ahead of the delegated act:
- Fuel efficiency class
- Wet grip class
- External rolling noise class and value
- Severe snow (3PMSF) and ice grip, where relevant
- Tyre model and dimensional identification
- Supplier and responsible economic operator details
Fields the delegated act is likely to add
The data areas most likely to matter, based on ESPR's themes. Prepare the evidence, but don't present these as fixed obligations yet:
- Material composition and supporting documentation
- Recycled-content evidence, where applicable
- Durability and performance-related records
- Retreading potential, reuse and material recovery
- Supplier traceability and batch history
- End-of-life and recovery documentation
These are exactly the fields that become hard under deadline pressure when they live in spreadsheets, supplier inboxes and disconnected systems.
Who should prepare for the tyre DPP
The strongest early-readiness case applies to operators who place tyres on the EU market, or who manage the data behind them.
Tyre manufacturers
Selling into the EU market across families, variants and dimensions. A reusable DPP data layer built early pays off across every product line.
Importers
Relying on non-EU production partners. Importers carry economic-operator responsibilities, and usually the biggest supplier-evidence gaps.
Private-label & retail brands
Managing outsourced tyre lines under their own brand. The passport points at your brand, so the structured record needs to be yours.
Retreaders & circular operators
Retreading potential, reuse pathways and material recovery sit at the heart of ESPR's circularity themes. Structured lifecycle data is your proof.
How OriginPass supports tyre DPP readiness
One structured system for tyre product data: from a clean record today to a published passport when the delegated act lands.
Structured tyre product records
Model families, variants, dimensions, batches and items in one hierarchy. Data entered at model level is inherited down, with no copy-paste across sizes.
QR codes & identifiers
Generate QR codes based on GS1 Digital Link, or on a temporary internal ID if you don't have a GTIN yet. The digital entry point stays attached to the tyre down the supply chain.
Exportable, reusable data
The once-only principle is the direction of travel: keep your tyre record clean, structured and exportable, so the same data serves EPREL, the label and the future passport.
Passport change history
Every change is recorded with timestamp and author. Reconstruct how a tyre passport looked on any past date, ready for market surveillance questions.
One passport, 24 EU languages
Enter tyre data once, in your language. Passport fields render in 24 EU languages from maintained terminology dictionaries, with no surcharges.
Scan reports
See where your tyres get scanned: country, device type and timestamp, with minimal telemetry and no IP addresses. Spot markets you don't sell in yet.
Your tyre DPP readiness plan for 2026
Treat 2026 as a readiness year. Four workstreams keep you ahead of the delegated act without betting on unconfirmed deadlines.
- 01
Product structure
Define how tyre families, variants, dimensions and models are identified, and how model, size and batch levels are distinguished internally.
- 02
Data mapping
List the environmental, technical and traceability fields you already hold, starting with your tyre label and EPREL data set.
- 03
Supplier evidence
Check where composition, recycled-content and sourcing data are missing; supplier gaps take the longest to close.
- 04
Digital access layer
Prepare how the record will be surfaced through a DPP flow: publish a pilot passport page for one tyre line and test the QR journey end to end.
If you couldn't publish a pilot DPP page for one tyre line today, that is exactly why the preparation window matters.
See what a finished product passport looks like
This is an explicit tyre-passport preview based on today's EU label data and expected ESPR fields. Scan the code with your phone or open the preview.
Scan with your phone to open the passport
Open the passport in a new tabThe tyre field set will only be fixed by the ESPR delegated act, so this is an explicit preview, not a published passport.
Plans matched to the scale of your DPP rollout
Net prices per month, billed monthly.
Sandbox
A free plan to launch your first public model-level DPPs. Good for learning the system, pilot rollouts, and very small producers with a limited catalog.
- up to 10 live DPPs (model level only)
- 500 MB file storage
- 1 brand, 1 user
- preview of all features in limited scope
- public DPP pages on the OriginPass domain with an OriginPass watermark
Starter
For a single manufacturer with one brand entering the first ESPR wave.
- Everything in Sandbox, plus:
- up to 250 active DPPs
- 12 GB file storage
- 1 brand, 1 user
- GS1 Digital Link or internal identifier
- Passport change history
Growth
For SMEs with multiple brands and an approval workflow.
- Everything in Starter, plus:
- up to 1,500 active DPPs
- 75 GB file storage
- 3 brands, 5 users
- Company & brand change history (audit)
- Approval workflow and branded domain
- Video asset hosting for DPP pages
- Geo heatmap and 12-month scan data retention
Scale
For larger organizations with multiple brands and teams.
- Everything in Growth, plus:
- up to 5,000 active DPPs
- 250 GB file storage
- 5 brands, 10 users
- Roles & permissions (RBAC), basic SLA
- Priority email support
Enterprise
For large brands and corporate groups with in-house IT.
- Everything in Scale, plus:
- unlimited DPPs and brands
- SSO and root domain
- Dedicated contract and SLA
- Asynchronous rollout support
- Custom integrations via API
All plans include EU hosting, backups and regulatory updates. DPP Pack, Storage Pack and Brand Slot are available separately.
* For detergents, scan-analytics features, including the heatmap and scan-data retention, remain disabled on every plan under Regulation (EU) 2026/405.
Add-ons for any plan
Buy only what you're missing — no need to upgrade the whole plan.
DPP Pack
€49 / mo+250 active DPPs. Available from the Starter plan.
Storage Pack
€19 / mo+50 GB of file storage. Available from the Starter plan.
Brand Slot
€49 / mo+1 brand. Available from the Growth plan.
Add-ons are billed monthly and can be cancelled at any time. Once cancelled, slots return to the base limit from the next billing cycle. Battery live data*, BMS/ERP integrations and advanced API workflows are priced individually based on scope. *Standard battery DPP templates are available in standard plans; live data is custom.
Submit your company for the first rollout wave
We're opening the first rollout wave for companies that want an early start on practical DPP rollout and a say in first-release priorities. In exchange for product feedback and a short letter of intent, we offer 6 months of the system at €0.
- 6 months of the full system at €0 in the first rollout wave
- Direct influence on first-release priorities and industry templates
- Ongoing contact with the product team via email and backlog, with no mandatory calls
- No marketing newsletter: we contact you only about OriginPass and your access
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Tyre DPP: frequently asked questions
Is a Digital Product Passport already mandatory for tyres?
No. Tyres are named in the first ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030, which makes them a priority product group, but the delegated act that will set the binding scope, data fields and dates has not been adopted yet. On the working-plan timeline, adoption is indicatively expected around 2027, with application around 2029.
When will the tyre DPP become mandatory?
The binding date will be fixed by an ESPR delegated act for tyres. The Commission's working plan indicates adoption around 2027 and application around 2029. Treat these as indicative policy windows, not confirmed compliance deadlines. Statements like “tyre DPP is mandatory in 2027” are currently too categorical.
What data will a tyre Digital Product Passport contain?
The final data set will be fixed by the delegated act. What is confirmed today is the tyre label and EPREL data set: fuel efficiency, wet grip, external rolling noise, and where relevant snow and ice grip. Fields under discussion include material composition, recycled content, durability, retreadability, supplier traceability and end-of-life information.
Does the June 2026 EPREL proposal (COM(2026) 565) create a tyre DPP?
No. COM(2026) 565 amends the energy and tyre labelling rules and proposes a technical link between EPREL and the future DPP registry, following the once-only principle. It does not introduce a tyre DPP obligation; that comes separately, through an ESPR delegated act.
What is the difference between EPREL and the tyre DPP?
EPREL is the EU product registration database behind the energy and tyre label; tyres have been registered there since 1 May 2021. The Digital Product Passport is a broader product-level record introduced by the ESPR. The June 2026 proposal positions EPREL data as the structured backbone a future tyre passport would build on, so the same information is not filed twice.
How should tyre manufacturers prepare in 2026?
Treat 2026 as a readiness year with four workstreams: define how tyre families, variants and sizes are identified; map the environmental, technical and traceability data you already hold; close supplier-evidence gaps for composition and recycled content; and prepare the digital access layer that will publish the record as a DPP.
Can I pilot a tyre DPP before the rules are final?
Yes. You can structure one tyre line in OriginPass, publish a pilot passport page with a QR code and keep the record exportable. The free Sandbox plan supports model-level passports at €0, and the first rollout wave offers 6 months of the full system at no cost.
Do I need a GTIN to get started?
No. OriginPass generates a temporary internal identifier so you can start immediately, and you can switch to GS1 Digital Link with your GTIN later. QR codes already printed keep working through the persistent link layer.
Sources and further reading
Everything above is grounded in official EU sources. For the editorial deep dives, see InfoDPP.eu, the independent ESPR & DPP knowledge hub.