Do your batteries need a digital battery passport?
A digital battery passport is an online data sheet for each individual battery. You open it by scanning a QR code on the battery.
From 18 February 2027 it is an EU requirement for a range of battery types. Answer three questions and see whether it applies to you.
- Under one minute, no sign-up
- See whether you are a producer under the rules
- Get your specific obligations, not just articles
What is a battery passport?
The battery passport is a digital record per battery under Article 77 of EU 2023/1542. It brings together data on both the battery model and the individual battery: composition, carbon footprint, origin and responsible sourcing, recycled content, performance and durability, and instructions for dismantling and recycling.
The passport is opened by scanning the QR code on the battery. Some information is public. The rest is only accessible to persons with a legitimate interest, such as repairers, remanufacturers and recyclers, and to market surveillance authorities and notified bodies.
Scan to see a digital product passport
Why does the EU require it?
The Battery Regulation is meant to ensure that batteries in the EU are produced responsibly and can be recycled. The passport makes data on raw materials, carbon footprint and recycling available throughout the battery's life.
What if the passport is missing?
From 18 February 2027 covered batteries may not be placed on the market in the EU without a battery passport. If the passport is missing, the battery does not comply with the rules. The authorities can then require the non-compliance to be corrected and ultimately prohibit sales or require the battery to be withdrawn or recalled (Battery Regulation Art. 77 and Market Surveillance Regulation Art. 16).
Does it apply to you?
It depends on your role and the type of batteries, and the boundaries are not always obvious.
Do you build batteries into products?
Do you sell machines, vehicles or equipment with a purchased battery under your own name? Then you may have the same obligations as the manufacturer.
Do you know the capacity?
For some battery types, a capacity threshold applies to the passport. For others, the requirement applies regardless of size. That determines your obligations.
Do you sell other companies' products?
As a distributor, you must, among other things, check that the batteries are correctly labelled and have the right documentation before you sell them on.
What the passport must contain
Up to 100 data points per battery, grouped into six areas.
Identification
A unique number per battery, through production, use and recycling.
Materials
Chemistry, hazardous substances and the share of recycled material.
Origin
Where the battery and raw materials come from, and responsible sourcing.
Recycling
How the battery is dismantled, repaired and disposed of.
Carbon footprint
The battery's total carbon footprint over its life cycle, including production and end of life.
Certifications
CE marking and other documentation, always in one place.
Not sure whether it applies to you?
Answer three questions and see whether you need a battery passport.
Frequently asked questions
The battery passport becomes a requirement from 18 February 2027. The check shows which of your batteries it applies to. Data must be collected from your suppliers, and that takes time. So start early.
You can, but it is more than a QR code. Issuing a battery passport can look like a simple task. Technically and day to day, it is one of the most demanding data tasks manufacturers and importers face.
1. Data from the whole supply chain
The passport requires up to 90-100 data points, and they are not in one place. Among other things, the passport must contain:
- the battery's material composition, including chemistry, hazardous substances and critical raw materials
- the battery's carbon footprint
- information on responsible sourcing from the due diligence report
- recycled content
2. A passport that lives with the battery
The battery passport is not a static PDF document. It must be updated throughout the battery's life.
- The passport contains information on the battery model and on the individual battery, including information resulting from its use.
- For the individual battery, this includes state of health, status, number of charge cycles, accidents, temperature and state of charge.
- Whoever places the battery on the market must ensure that the information is complete, accurate and up to date.
3. Open standards and interoperability
- The information must be based on open standards and be machine-readable, structured and searchable.
- It must be transferable through an open, interoperable network without vendor lock-in.
- The passport must be fully interoperable with other digital product passports under the EU ecodesign rules.
- The passport must remain available, even if the company ceases to exist.
- Data must be authentic, reliable and protected against fraud.
4. One passport per battery
Where CE marking applies to a whole product series, the battery passport applies to the individual battery.
- The QR code on the battery links to a unique identifier assigned by whoever places the battery on the market.
- The QR code and identifier must comply with ISO/IEC 15459.
5. Second life, repair and recycling
The passport's life does not end when the product is sold.
- If the battery is reused, repurposed or remanufactured, it gets a new passport linked to the original.
- When the battery becomes waste, responsibility for the passport passes to the producer, a producer responsibility organisation or the waste management operator.
- The passport ceases to exist when the battery has been recycled.
You publish a new version. The latest version is the one the QR code shows, and older versions are kept so changes can be traced. That applies both when you correct data and when the EU changes the requirements and the template is updated.
Syntakk is built to pull product data from the systems you already have, such as ERP, PIM and PLM, where bills of materials and material data live, so you avoid entering data twice. We set up integrations together with you, tailored to your systems.
We work with battery manufacturers and importers of EV, industrial and LMT batteries in Europe, whether you produce 500 or 500,000 batteries a year. The requirements of the Battery Regulation apply to everyone. Contact us, and we will assess together whether Syntakk is the right fit.
Three plans from €119/month: Light, Basic and Professional, depending on the number of battery models, users and batteries. All prices exclude VAT, and monthly billing has no lock-in. See syntakk.dk/en/pricing, or contact us to find the right plan.