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Batteries (EU DPP 2027)
A battery passport and a verifiable identity, from first charge to second life.
QR + NFCDPP
The challenge
Battery supply chains span cells, modules and packs sourced across multiple suppliers, where counterfeit or re-labelled cells and falsified capacity ratings create safety and warranty exposure. Grey-market imports and reconditioned packs resold as new are difficult to distinguish, and returns fraud is common when serial numbers cannot be trusted. From February 2027, EV, LMT and industrial batteries above 2 kWh must carry a regulated digital passport, raising the compliance stakes sharply.
The SealTrust answer
SealTrust assigns each battery, module or pack a secure cryptographic identity anchored on-chain, making capacity, chemistry and provenance claims verifiable and tamper-evident. A single scan resolves the regulated battery passport. The lifecycle events it carries, from manufacture to first use, repair, repurposing and recycling, are recorded by the brand or one of its accredited partners. Authenticity, warranty status and carbon footprint data stay bound to the physical unit across every owner.
What you get
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Verifiable cell and pack identity that exposes re-labelling and counterfeit capacity claims
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EU Battery Regulation passport delivered through one scan, audit-ready for 2027
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Lifecycle tracking across first use, repair, second life and recycling
The compliance picture, without the FUD
- The battery passport is the earliest and firmest DPP obligation: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 is already in force and requires a digital passport from 18 February 2027 for EV batteries, industrial batteries above 2 kWh and LMT batteries.
- The regulation mandates a QR code as the passport carrier on the product; cryptographic NFC can be added on high-value packs for tamper-evidence.
- The passport carries state of health, carbon footprint, recycled content and due-diligence data (Annex XIII), bound to the unit's unique identifier across first life, repair, second life and recycling.
- Portable and SLI (starter) batteries are out of passport scope, worth checking before committing resources to a product that is not concerned.
QR or NFC for this vertical
Recommended method: QR + NFC
QR code is recommended and effectively required: the EU Battery Regulation mandates a QR carrier for the passport, and it survives the wide temperature and labelling constraints of battery casings; NFC can be added for tamper-evidence on high-value packs.
Where it goes on the product
QR code laser-etched or printed directly on the battery casing or pack housing, alongside the regulatory markings.
The Digital Product Passport for this vertical
The EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542) mandates a digital battery passport for EV batteries, LMT batteries and industrial batteries above 2 kWh from 18 February 2027, accessible via a QR code carried on the product. SealTrust delivers that passport with state of health, carbon footprint, recycled content and due-diligence data linked to the unit's unique identifier.
Understand the Digital Product PassportRegulatory milestones
EU Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
In forceDeadline : Digital battery passport required from 18 February 2027.
A passport reachable via a QR code carried on the battery, with state of health, carbon footprint, recycled content and due-diligence data (Annex XIII) linked to the unit's unique identifier. Portable and SLI (starter) batteries are out of passport scope.
Statuses and dates come from our regulation radar: real texts only, flagged as indicative when they are.
See the full regulation radarFrequently asked questions
QR code or NFC for batteries (eu dpp 2027)?
QR code is recommended and effectively required: the EU Battery Regulation mandates a QR carrier for the passport, and it survives the wide temperature and labelling constraints of battery casings; NFC can be added for tamper-evidence on high-value packs. QR code laser-etched or printed directly on the battery casing or pack housing, alongside the regulatory markings.
Does the Digital Product Passport concern this category?
The EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542) mandates a digital battery passport for EV batteries, LMT batteries and industrial batteries above 2 kWh from 18 February 2027, accessible via a QR code carried on the product. SealTrust delivers that passport with state of health, carbon footprint, recycled content and due-diligence data linked to the unit's unique identifier.
How does SealTrust prove authenticity in this vertical?
SealTrust assigns each battery, module or pack a secure cryptographic identity anchored on-chain, making capacity, chemistry and provenance claims verifiable and tamper-evident. A single scan resolves the regulated battery passport. The lifecycle events it carries, from manufacture to first use, repair, repurposing and recycling, are recorded by the brand or one of its accredited partners. Authenticity, warranty status and carbon footprint data stay bound to the physical unit across every owner.
What is the real regulatory deadline?
In force. The battery passport obligation is written into the regulation itself: a firm, regulation-level date, not a proposal. Digital battery passport required from 18 February 2027.
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