Digital Product Passport
Digital product passport example: mapping the data for one garment
By Vita · Published
An illustrative digital product passport example for one garment: which data a textile DPP may need, where it usually sits and what is typically missing.
A useful digital product passport (DPP) example for a fashion brand is not a QR code mock-up but a map of the data behind one product: which information a textile passport may need, where it sits today, who holds it and what is missing.
Below is an illustrative map for a single shirt, built on the topics the European Commission currently lists for textiles. It is an example, not a client case and not the final legal list.
What data will a textile DPP need?
The final list is not set yet. The delegated act for textiles under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) is planned for the fourth quarter of 2027, and it will define the exact fields. For now, the European Commission names possible topics:
- product identification and characteristics;
- fibre composition under the Textile Labelling Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011;
- use and repair;
- reuse and end of life;
- origin;
- the economic operators involved.
Every passport is also linked to a unique product identifier through a data carrier, such as a QR code.
For the dated status of the EU rules, see the EU DPP status page.
An example data map for one shirt
The product in this example is a hypothetical cotton-blend shirt with buttons, sold under a brand's own label and made by a contract factory. The table shows, for each possible topic, where the data usually is, who holds it and the gap we would expect to find.
| Possible DPP topic | Where the data usually is | Who holds it | Typical gap |
| Product identification | PIM or ERP, product page | Brand | No identifier defined per model, batch or item |
| Fibre composition | Care label, fabric specification | Fabric mill | Label and mill test report differ; no document link |
| Origin | Purchase orders, factory emails | Factory or sourcing agent | Only the country of making is known; spinning and weaving stages are not |
| Use and repair | Care label, website | Brand | Care symbols exist; repair guidance and spare buttons are not described |
| Reuse and end of life | Rarely recorded | Brand, recycler | No structured note on fibre blend or removable trims |
| Economic operators | Contracts, invoices | Brand, importer | Roles of brand, importer and distributor are not written down |
| Supporting evidence | Email attachments, shared drives | Suppliers | Certificates are scattered, some expired, not tied to the product |
How to read the map
Give every row one of three statuses: available and verified (there is a source document you can show), available but unverified (someone states it, nothing proves it) or missing. In most first maps, few rows are verified: the data exists somewhere, but not in a form that can be checked or reused.
The gaps are rarely technical. They sit between companies: the mill knows the composition, the factory knows the production steps, and the brand holds neither in a structured way. That is why collecting data from suppliers takes time.
Is a QR code a DPP example?
No. A QR code is only a data carrier: it opens the passport. Showing a QR code without the data behind it says nothing about whether a product is ready. The data map is what shows readiness.
How the identifier, the data carrier and the passport work together is explained in our guide to what a DPP is.
How to build the map for your own product
Download the DPP data map template (Excel, XLSX) and fill it in for your product.
- Choose one real product that is representative of your range.
- List the possible topics above as rows.
- For each row, find the source document and the company that holds it.
- Mark each row as verified, unverified or missing.
- Decide which requests go to which supplier, and in which order.
Repeat it for a second product from another category before planning the whole range: the gaps that repeat show where your process needs to change.
What this example does not show
It does not predict the final textile requirements, and it is not a compliance check. Fields may change when the delegated act is adopted, followed by a transition period of at least 18 months. A map built on today's topics still pays off, because the hard part — knowing where your data is and who holds it — stays the same.
Get this map for your own product
Fiorgo's free pilot builds exactly this map for one of your real products, with the sources and supplier requests behind each row. Apply for the free pilot.
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