Until July, every DPP technology decision carried the same caveat: subject to the final standards. That caveat has expired. Six European Standards for the Digital Product Passport were cited as harmonised in the Official Journal on 15 July 2026 — which means you can now hold a vendor to a fixed, public technical target.
Most brands are still evaluating DPP providers on demos and adjectives. This checklist replaces that with 22 written questions, mapped to the eight EN 18xxx standards, plus the six commercial questions the standards don’t cover and a twelve-point scorecard you can run across a shortlist.
What’s inside
- Section 1 — the eight standards. What each of EN 18216, 18219, 18220, 18221, 18222, 18223, 18239 and 18246 actually governs, and the exact question to ask about each. Written so you can paste it into an RFI.
- Section 2 — six questions the standards don’t cover. Item vs batch vs model level and what it does to your price. How data reaches you from a tier‑2 mill with no software. Registry registration. Exit terms. Pricing shape.
- Section 3 — eight red flags. Including the one claim that should end a meeting: “we’re fully DPP compliant today.”
- Section 4 — the scorecard. Twelve items, scored 0–2, with a reading key. Print it and take it into the demo.
Who it’s for
Compliance, sustainability, sourcing and product-data leads at brands selling textiles or apparel into the EU — and anyone who has been asked to shortlist a DPP provider before the delegated act tells them what the passport must contain.
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Version 1.0, August 2026. Four pages, PDF. General guidance, not legal advice.