DPP Guide — Data Requirements

The Textile DPP Data Checklist

Q: What does “expected” mean in this checklist?

Fields marked EXPECTED appear in the draft Textile Delegated Act or the ESPR Annex I parameter list but are not final until the Delegated Act is adopted (expected late 2026 / early 2027). Collect them now — every draft iteration has kept them in, and buyers already ask for most of them.

Every field a garment DPP needs, in one table: what is mandatory under ESPR Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 today, what is expected from the draft Textile Delegated Act, and what is optional but commercially smart. Sources: ESPR Articles 7 & 10, Annex I, REACH Article 33, and the Apparel & Footwear PEFCR.

Written by Nazrul Islam, Founder, DPPLive · Last updated: 10 July 2026

Data field	Status	Legal basis	Where it comes from
Unique Product Identifier (UPID)	MANDATORY	ESPR Art. 10(2)	Generated per product model by your DPP platform
GTIN (GS1 trade item number)	MANDATORY	ESPR Art. 10 / GS1	Issued by your national GS1 office (e.g. GS1 Bangladesh, GS1 Vietnam, GS1 India)
Economic Operator ID (EOID)	MANDATORY	ESPR Art. 10(2)	One per company; platform registers it
Facility Identifier	MANDATORY	ESPR Art. 10(2)	One per production site
Registry Identifier	MANDATORY	ESPR Art. 13	Assigned by EU Central Registry from 19 July 2026
Product category & model reference	MANDATORY	ESPR Art. 7	Style number, product group
Country of origin	MANDATORY	Art. 7 / Textile DA (draft)	Manufacturing country; state processing steps if asked
Fibre composition (must total 100%)	MANDATORY	Textile DA (draft) / EU 1007/2011	From your BOM; verified against lab test
Recycled content %	EXPECTED	Textile DA (draft)	Per fibre type, with evidence (e.g. GRS scope)
SVHC declaration >0.1% w/w (name + CAS)	MANDATORY	REACH Art. 33	Screen BOM against ECHA Candidate List (240+ substances)
Chemicals used in processing (CAS)	EXPECTED	Textile DA (draft)	Dyes, finishes, auxiliaries from dyehouse records
Carbon footprint (kgCO₂eq + method)	EXPECTED	Art. 7 / PEF method	Apparel & Footwear PEFCR; energy × grid factor (BD: 0.61 kgCO₂/kWh)
Care instructions (ISO 3758 symbols)	MANDATORY	Textile labelling rules	Same symbols as the physical care label
End-of-life / recycling instructions	EXPECTED	Art. 7 Annex I	Disassembly notes, fibre recovery guidance
Repairability information	EXPECTED	Art. 7 Annex I	Score or spare-part/repair notes
Durability information	EXPECTED	Textile DA (draft)	e.g. wash-cycle performance where tested
Microplastic shedding class	EXPECTED	Textile DA (draft)	For synthetic-content garments, once the DA defines the test
Certifications (GOTS, OEKO-TEX, GRS, EU Ecolabel)	OPTIONAL	Voluntary	Strong buyer signal; upload scope certificates
Water & energy use per unit	OPTIONAL	Voluntary	Feeds buyer scorecards (Higg-aligned)
Supply-chain tier map (T1→T3)	OPTIONAL	Voluntary / restricted tier	Visible only to roles you authorise

How to Collect It

Three Buckets of Effort

Bucket 1

Already in your files

Fibre %, origin, care symbols, certifications, style data — sitting in your BOM, tech packs and certificates. Copy across once; clone per colourway.

~80% of mandatory fields

Bucket 2

Needs structuring

Chemical inventory with CAS numbers from dyehouse and supplier declarations, screened against the ECHA Candidate List. DPPLive syncs the list weekly and flags matches automatically.

1–2 weeks, one-off

Bucket 3

Needs calculating

The carbon footprint: monthly energy consumption × national grid factor, allocated per unit under the PEF method. Enter consumption; the calculator does the method.

Continuous, automated

Checklist FAQ

Quick Answers

What does “expected” mean in this checklist?

Fields marked EXPECTED appear in the draft Textile Delegated Act or the ESPR Annex I parameter list but are not final until the Delegated Act is adopted (expected late 2026 / early 2027). Collect them now — every draft iteration has kept them in, and buyers already ask for most of them.

Do I need lab tests for every field?

No. Composition should match your existing lab reports and the physical care label; the SVHC screen is a documentation exercise against supplier declarations and the ECHA list, not a new test per style. Testing is only needed where you have no reliable supplier data — typically wet-processing chemistry.

Can I fill this from documents I already have?

Mostly yes. A typical factory covers ~80% of the mandatory fields from its BOM, tech pack, care-label spec, and existing certificates. The genuinely new work is the carbon figure (energy data × PEF method) and a structured chemical inventory — the two areas where DPPLive automates the calculation and the ECHA screening.

Is there a downloadable version?

Print this page to PDF (Ctrl+P) — the table prints clean. Or run the free readiness assessment: it produces a personalised gap report against this exact checklist, in English, Bangla, Vietnamese and Chinese.

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