Battery: hard deadline 18/02/2027
For LMT batteries – that is, e-bike and e-scooter batteries – the battery passport is mandatory from 18 February 2027. That date is set, not expected.
Battery passport from 18/02/2027 – bikes and sports goods without a legal act
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Digital Product Passport for bicycles & sports goods
Two different sets of rules apply to an e-bike. The battery falls under the EU Battery Regulation and needs a battery passport from 18 February 2027 – a fixed date. The bicycle itself does not fall under it: the horizontal ESPR requirements apply to it, and no delegated act has so far been adopted for them. With SolveDPP you document both, cleanly separated.
Battery passport mandatory from 18 February 2027 · bike without a deadline
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E-Bike Trekking 500 Wh
2.499,00 €
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Digital Product Passport (DPP)
EU-compliant · EU Battery Regulation & ESPR
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Legal framework & timeline
The battery has a hard deadline, the bicycle does not
This distinction is regularly overlooked in practice. The battery of an e-bike is an LMT battery (light means of transport) within the meaning of the EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 – for it the digital battery passport is mandatory from 18 February 2027. That date is fixed. The bicycle itself, by contrast, is not a named ESPR product group: it falls under the horizontal requirements of the Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 on repairability and recycled content, no delegated act has so far been adopted for it and there is consequently no deadline. The same applies to sports goods: they are not among the priority product groups of the first ESPR working plan; whether and when they will be covered is open. So anyone selling an e-bike has a binding deadline for one component and none for the product as a whole.
Battery passport mandatory from
2027
EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542
What belongs in the product passport for bicycles and sports goods?
For the battery, the EU Battery Regulation sets the mandatory information: cell chemistry, capacity, carbon footprint, recycled content and supply chain due diligence. For the frame and components the scope has not yet been defined. What can sensibly be documented today is the frame material and its origin, the traceability of the components, spare part and repair information as well as the share of recycled aluminium or carbon. You publish both separately with SolveDPP and via QR code on the product.
Bike: no delegated act yet
For bicycles and sports goods no adopted ESPR act exists so far, and therefore no deadline. We do not name one – we keep the data foundation ready.
Frame, material & origin
Frame material, origin and the share of recycled aluminium or carbon can already be documented today in a structured and consistent way.
Spare parts & repair
Store components traceably, provide spare part availability and repair instructions – a strong argument in D2C selling.
QR code on bike and battery
Bike and battery each get a public passport page with a QR code – equally usable for customers, workshops and authorities.
Two sets of rules, one tool
The battery passport and the product passport follow different mandatory fields. SolveDPP validates both data models separately and versions every change.
So sieht ein Digitaler Produktpass aus
This example shows the public DPP page of an e-bike, as end customers, workshops and authorities see it via QR code – the battery additionally carries its own battery passport.
Publicly accessible
Every item gets its own DPP URL – reachable without an app and without a login.
Materials & recycled content
Frame material, components and the share of recycled aluminium broken down.
Standards & evidence
Test evidence under EN 15194 and CE conformity sit directly with the product.
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Digitaler Produktpass
E-Bike Trekking VL-720
Velora Bikes · Art. no. VL-720
Material
- Frame & fork (aluminium) 46%
- Motor, battery & electronics 32%
- Wheels, tires & attachments 22%
Herkunft & Fertigung
- Frame manufacturing Águeda, Portugal
- Wheel building Koblenz, Germany
- Final assembly Koblenz, Germany
Nachweise
EN 15194 (EPAC)
CE compliant
Repair & circularity
Spare parts available for 10 years · battery take-back via the manufacturer
Product identity
Name, brand and frame number clearly assigned – with a QR code on the frame.
Origin & manufacturing
Production steps from frame manufacturing to final assembly – transparent at every stage.
Battery with its own passport
As an LMT battery, the battery carries its own battery passport from 18 February 2027.
A compliant product passport in three steps
From data capture to the QR code on the product: SolveDPP guides your team through the DPP process in a structured way – without spreadsheet chaos and without an in-house IT project.
- 1
Capture data
Capture product, material and supply-chain data per item – manually, via CSV or Shopify import. AI auto-complete pre-fills recurring fields.
- 2
Validate
Field validation checks the mandatory data of the respective regulation and flags gaps – before the product passport is published. All changes remain versioned.
- 3
Publish
Each item gets a public DPP page with a QR code. End customers, retailers and authorities see the evidence directly on the product.
Frequently asked questions about the DPP for bicycles & sports goods
Does my e-bike need a Digital Product Passport from 2027?
The battery yes, the bike no. From 18 February 2027 a digital battery passport under the EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 is mandatory for LMT batteries – which include e-bike and e-scooter batteries. The bicycle as a whole product is not covered by this. All requirements for the battery are described on the page about the battery passport for e-bikes and batteries.
Does the ESPR apply to bicycles at all?
Yes, but without a key date. Bicycles fall under the horizontal requirements of the Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, for example on repairability and recycled content. A delegated act specifically for bicycles has not so far been adopted, and without it there is no specific obligation and no deadline. Which product groups already have a date is shown in the overview of all DPP deadlines.
What applies to sports goods?
Sports goods are not a named priority product group of the ESPR. At present there is neither a delegated act nor an announced key date for them; they may be covered through later working plans of the European Commission, but that is not certain. We therefore deliberately name no date. Whether your range is already affected today is clarified by the ESPR deadline checker in a few steps.
Document battery and bike cleanly separated
See in a demo how SolveDPP prepares the battery passport in time for February 2027 and captures the product data for the frame and components along with it.
