Digital Product Passports for Electronics & Hardware

Intro

• Complex BOMs, multi-tier suppliers
• Obligations: RoHS, REACH, critical raw materials, EEE waste, safety
• Core pain: Supply chain data is fragmented.

Why data fragmentation is dangerous for electronics

• High non-compliance risk (e.g. missed SVHC updates)
• Very slow responses to regulators/customers
• No reliable product-level impacts
• Poor visibility into high-risk suppliers/countries
• Tightening EU rules:
  • CSRD (Scope 3 + supply-chain risk)
  • ESPR DPP for electronics
  • B2B customers demanding component-level declarations

From “fragmented data” to “centralized data”

Using landing card copy:

• ❌ Supply chain data is fragmented
• ✅ Centralized Data

Etmita Passport as central layer:

• Each finished product → Digital Product Passport
• Links to BOM components, sub-assemblies, suppliers, certificates, metrics
• One structured source instead of scattered spreadsheets

Key features for Electronics & Hardware

• Multi-level BOM mapping – hierarchical components & suppliers
• Document & certificate management – declarations, tests, expiry, status
• Risk & compliance flags – SVHC, high-risk countries, missing docs
• CSRD-ready exports – product/portfolio metrics
• API-friendly architecture – PLM/ERP integration for BOM sync

Pros and cons of deploying DPP in electronics

Pros

• ✅ Single view of product and component data
• ✅ Faster regulatory/customer responses
• ✅ Better supplier/material/certificate risk visibility
• ✅ Stronger basis for CSRD, ESPR, audits
• ✅ Supports “Right to Repair” and extended service models

Trade-offs / challenges

• ⚠️ Requires consistent part numbering/BOM discipline
• ⚠️ Initial data migration from legacy systems
• ⚠️ Supplier onboarding into transparent data model

Example use cases

• OEM piloting DPP on home appliances
• Hardware startup building compliance-ready data from day one
• Tier-1 supplier giving better transparency to automotive/electronics OEMs

Call to action

Fragmented data is a compliance risk, not just an efficiency issue.

See a live demo of Etmita Passport on a real BOM.