A Digital Product Passport is the regulated version of a Connected Label. Built on the same GS1 Digital Link structure, accessed through the same QR code, but with the specific product data, supplier evidence, and audit trail that regulators like ESPR, EUDR, and PPWR require.
Connected Labels are how brands engage customers today. Digital Product Passports are what those same labels become when regulation reaches your category.
Digital Product Passports enable brands to:
Bring product data together from across your business and your supply chain into one verified, structured record. Pull from spreadsheets, PIM, ERP, PLM, or directly from your suppliers. Whatever your data lives in today, Kinset captures it without forcing you to migrate first.
Trusted Data In, Verified Data Out Connect to certification bodies, supplier portals, and third-party verification services so the evidence behind your claims is sourced, traceable, and up to date. When a certificate renews or a material spec changes, your DPPs update with it.
Automate at Scale Generate Digital Product Passports in bulk across your range, with category-specific fields auto-populated from the data you’ve already connected. When a supplier changes or a certification renews, update once and the change propagates across every DPP it affects.
Audit Trail by Default Every change to a DPP is logged with timestamp, source, and version history. The provenance regulators want, the documentation retailers ask for, and the version control your team needs.
A Digital Product Passport only works if it satisfies the people reading it. Kinset delivers your DPP data in the structures and formats regulators, retailers, and certification bodies require, including direct submission to the EU DPP Registry when it goes live.
Regulator-Ready Outputs Submit machine-readable DPPs to the EU DPP Registry and meet ESPR, EUDR, and PPWR data requirements without manual reformatting. Sector templates handle the specifics for apparel, cosmetics, food, and more.
Retailer-Ready Share verified product data with retailers and marketplaces in the formats they require, replacing manual spreadsheet exchanges and onboarding back-and-forth.
Verifiable by Data Every DPP can be confirmed at the source, not just taken on the brand’s word. Consumers, certification bodies, and customs authorities can verify what the brand says, anchored to the structured evidence behind it.
What’s the difference between a Digital Product Passport and a Connected Label?
What data goes into a Digital Product Passport?
The specific data depends on your sector and the regulations that apply to it. ESPR requires different data fields for textiles than for batteries. EUDR adds supplier and origin requirements for products containing cocoa, leather, palm oil, and other regulated commodities. PPWR adds packaging-specific data.
In general, Digital Product Passports include materials and composition, supplier identity, manufacturing origin, certifications, lifecycle and care information, repair and end-of-life guidance, and the audit trail that proves the data is accurate and current. Kinset’s sector templates handle the specifics for apparel, cosmetics, food, and other regulated categories, so you start with the right fields for your products instead of building from scratch.
How does Kinset get my data into a Digital Product Passport?
You can start with a spreadsheet, connect to your existing ERP, PLM, or PIM systems, or capture data directly from your suppliers. For brands without mature systems, a structured CSV or Excel upload is enough to get started. For larger brands, custom integrations connect Kinset to the systems your data already lives in.
Either way, the data is captured once and kept current with batch updates, version control, and a full audit trail. When a supplier changes, a certification renews, or a regulation evolves, you update once and the change propagates across every Digital Product Passport it affects.
What happens to my Digital Product Passports when regulations change?
You update once. Kinset propagates.
Regulation will evolve. ESPR’s delegated acts will be added and refined over the coming years. UFLPA, CBAM, and category-specific rules will reach more product types over time. The platform is built so that when the rules change, you update your data once in Kinset, and the change flows through to every output that needs it: the EU DPP Registry, retailer exchanges, certification body audits, and the consumer-facing QR code on your product.
This is the operational promise that matters most across the lifetime of the relationship. Compliance isn’t a one-time project. It’s an ongoing operational requirement, and Kinset is built to handle the ongoing part.
Will Kinset submit my Digital Product Passports to the EU DPP Registry?
Yes. The EU DPP Registry is the central database where Digital Product Passports will be lodged once ESPR is fully active. Kinset is built to submit machine-readable DPPs to the Registry directly, in the structures and formats it requires.
Get your brand ready with Kinset’s Digital Product Passports. Build the structured product data foundation that meets ESPR, EUDR, and PPWR, satisfies the regulators, retailers, and certification bodies your products will reach, and supports the circular models, sustainability claims, and authentication systems that increasingly decide where products get sold and bought.
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