When Will the DPP Apply to Irish Sellers?

There is no single date. The Digital Product Passport (DPP) comes from the ESPR, Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, which entered into force on 18 July 2024 and applies directly in Ireland as an EU rule. But it rolls out product group by product group through delegated acts, so when it applies to you depends on what you sell.

The expected sequence

• Batteries first, with a passport expected from around 18 February 2027.
• Textiles and iron and steel as early priorities, indicatively from roughly 2027 onwards.
• Other groups in later waves as their delegated acts are adopted.

Why it is indicative

The ESPR sets the framework, while the delegated acts decide, group by group, who needs a passport and what data it must hold. A category is bound only once its act applies, so the dates are planning signals rather than fixed Irish deadlines.

The Irish angle

The rules are the same as across the Union. Ireland adds enforcement through its market surveillance authorities, and consumer-facing information is in English — which many sellers already provide.

You can follow the emerging timeline with our DPP timeline tool. The dates remain indicative until the delegated acts are finalised.

This answer is educational, not legal advice.