Topics

Topics — the product passport for iron and steel

What is your situation?

Choose the situation that matches your company. Each topic answers one question, with the location in the regulation included.

Getting started

• Does the digital product passport apply to my steel?
• What is a digital product passport for steel?
• When does the product passport become mandatory for steel?
• What is a delegated act and why does it determine what I must do?
• Which steel sector products fall under the ESPR?
• What does the ESPR change for the steel sector?
• Does the product passport also apply to small businesses?
• Does the product passport apply to steel semi-finished products?

What the passport contains

• What data is included in the steel product passport?
• Who can view which data from the product passport?
• Do I have to disclose commercially sensitive data about my steel publicly?
• How often must I update the data in the product passport?
• According to which method must I measure the values for the passport?
• What does CBAM mean for steel imports?
• How do I demonstrate CO2 emissions per tonne of steel?
• How do I record the scrap share in the melt?
• How do I record steel type and standard in the product passport?
• How does a 3.1 inspection certificate relate to the product passport?
• Which alloying elements must I report?
• do I need to record where the iron ore comes from in the passport
• how do I demonstrate that my steel is recyclable for the passport

Get started practically

• How do I approach the product passport for steel step by step?
• What does a product passport for steel cost?
• What can I already do while the rules are not yet final?
• What does a supervisory authority ask for during a steel inspection?
• May I still destroy unsold steel inventory?
• What do I do with steel inventory that is already in place when the rules take effect?
• can I already have a test version of my product passport made
• how do I train my staff to work with the product passport
• is there already an industry standard for the steel product passport
• how do I arrange the product passport if I have multiple locations
• what should I do if the QR code on my steel is damaged

Data from the chain

• My supplier does not provide the data — what can I do?
• Which data must I request from my steel supplier?
• How do I record the delivery of passport data in my purchasing contract?
• How do I verify that my supplier's data is correct?
• What does the product passport mean if I import steel from outside the EU?
• What happens to the product passport when I process steel into a different product?
• how do I combine data from different suppliers in one passport
• how do I know if data from my foreign supplier is correct
• can I agree on an NDA and still comply with the passport

Who does what

• Who is responsible for the steel product passport?
• Am I an importer or manufacturer under the ESPR?
• What obligations does a steel distributor or trader have?
• I sell steel under my own brand — what obligations do I get?
• My manufacturer is outside the EU — who arranges the product passport then?
• What does the product passport mean if I sell steel via an online marketplace?
• What happens if I don't have a product passport for my steel?
• What extra applies to steel used in construction?
• what fine can I receive if I don't have a product passport for my steel
• which supervisory authority checks the product passport in the Netherlands
• who is liable if there is incorrect data in the product passport
• do I need extra staff for the product passport or can I outsource it
• how do I combine my CBAM reporting with the product passport

From data to product

• How does the QR code for the product passport get on my steel?
• What is GS1 Digital Link and do I need it for the product passport?
• How do I give each product a unique identification code?
• What is the register of digital product passports and what must I enter in it?
• Can I link the product passport to my ERP or inventory system?
• How long must a product passport remain available?
• What happens to the product passport if my company stops?
• My product needs multiple product passports — how does that work together?
• Do I register steel per batch or per piece?
• in what format must I submit the data for the product passport
• how do I get a QR code on a very small piece of steel
• must the product passport also work without internet connection
• how do I ensure that the data in the product passport is secure
• can I correct an error in the product passport afterwards