The textile product passport: what is decided, what is not, and what Turkish suppliers can prepare now
The EU framework for digital product passports is in force. The textile rules are not yet written, but EU buyers are already asking for the data.
- Author
- Ahmed Furkan Gul
- Published
- 2026-10-26
- Pages
- 5
- Available languages
- English
The EU framework for digital product passports is in force. The textile rules are not yet written, but EU buyers are already asking for the data.
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The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, has applied since July 2024. It sets the framework for digital product passports, and the EU registry for passport identifiers was due by 19 July 2026. Textiles and apparel are a priority product group in the Commission’s ESPR working plan, with a delegated act planned for 2027. Requirements in a product act apply no earlier than 18 months after it enters into force, so a mandatory textile passport is unlikely before 2029. Other parts of ESPR already apply: since 19 July 2026 large companies may not destroy unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear in the EU. The textile act will decide which data fields, data carrier and level of detail are required. The likely content is already visible: product identification, fibre composition, origin, the companies involved, care and repair, and end-of-life information. Most of it sits with the supplier, often with subcontractors.
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The framework is in force
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, has applied since July 2024. It sets the framework for digital product passports, and the EU registry for passport identifiers was due by 19 July 2026. Textiles and apparel are a priority product group in the Commission’s ESPR working plan, with a delegated act planned for 2027.
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The textile act comes first
Requirements in a product act apply no earlier than 18 months after it enters into force, so a mandatory textile passport is unlikely before 2029. Other parts of ESPR already apply: since 19 July 2026 large companies may not destroy unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear in the EU.
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The data sits with suppliers
The textile act will decide which data fields, data carrier and level of detail are required. The likely content is already visible: product identification, fibre composition, origin, the companies involved, care and repair, and end-of-life information. Most of it sits with the supplier, often with subcontractors.
Sources and methodology+
- Original document
- The textile product passport: what is decided, what is not, and what Turkish suppliers can prepare now, v1
- Data period
- October 2026
- Methodology
- Desk review of official EU sources checked on 26 October 2026, combined with Ganrich Advisory’s October 2026 review of opportunities in Türkiye.
- Limitations
- General information, not legal, customs, tax or engineering advice. Rules and dates change; confirm against official sources. No client work or results are described.
- Last editorial review
- 2026-10-26
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