GS1 Digital Link QR Codes — Standards-Compliant From Day One
Every published product passport generates a GS1 Digital Link-compliant QR code automatically. Print it on your product. Anyone who scans it reaches your published passport. Ready for EU Central Registry integration from July 2026.
What is a GS1 Digital Link?
GS1 Digital Link is a standard that encodes product identification data into a web URI. Instead of a barcode that only machines can read, or a QR code that points to a generic URL, a GS1 Digital Link QR code resolves to a structured product data record — exactly what the EU Battery Regulation and ESPR require.
When a market surveillance authority, recycler, repairer, or consumer scans your product QR code, they reach a publicly accessible Digital Product Passport viewer showing the data required by regulation.
Read the official GS1 Digital Link specification at gs1.org ↗
How Traceable generates your QR code
Unique identifier
Every product gets a unique identifier based on GTIN + serial or batch number. This identifier is encoded into the GS1 Digital Link URI.
QR code generation
When you publish a passport, Traceable generates a QR code in both SVG and PNG formats — ready for product labels, packaging, and print materials.
Public DPP viewer
Scanning the QR code opens a public viewer showing the passport data at the appropriate access level — public, authorised, or surveillance.
EU Central Registry — ready from July 2026
The EU Central Digital Product Passport Registry launches in July 2026. All published passports must be registered with a unique identifier that connects to the central system.
Traceable will connect your passport records to the registry via the official API when it becomes available. Your QR codes remain the same — the registry connection happens server-side. No reprinting, no manual re-registration.
EU Central Registry launch: 134 days — July 19, 2026