Textiles and fashion

Digital passport dateFrom 2028** Estimated date: the specific rule for that product is not adopted yet. Once it is, companies will have at least 18 months to adapt. We will update it as soon as it is published.

Does it apply to you? We'll tell you.

A priority of the EU ecodesign plan 2025-2030, focused on clothing.

Discuss my case

The EU has chosen textiles, especially clothing, as one of the first products for its new ecodesign rules. The rule with the data and dates is not adopted yet.

What changes

Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 allows a digital passport to be required for many products. Its 2025-2030 work plan prioritises textiles. Once the textiles rule is adopted, it will set which data is required and from when.

Who it affects

Clothing and textile brands, manufacturers and importers selling in the EU.

What to start preparing

Material composition
Supplier and manufacturing data
Care, repair and recycling information

Your questions, answered

When will it be mandatory?

There is no official date yet. It depends on when the textiles rule is adopted; we will publish it here as soon as it exists.