Tyre identity
Govern tyre family, type, size, specification, production batch and item or casing identity where lifecycle use requires it.
Tyre industry guide
Digital Product Passport for Tyre Manufacturers
Prepare product identity, material evidence, performance data, retreading and end-of-life traceability while keeping future ESPR requirements distinct from the existing EU tyre label.
Regulatory position
A planned ESPR measure alongside an existing label system
The ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030 prioritises tyres with an indicative 2027 measure-adoption timeline. It highlights potential improvements in recyclability, recycled content and end-of-life tyre management.
Regulation (EU) 2020/740 already governs tyre labels and EPREL records for performance parameters. The future ESPR measure must define how any DPP complements this system, including scope, data, identity level and application dates.
Readiness capabilities
Six foundations tyre teams can strengthen now
Materials and composition
Maintain controlled material, compound, reinforcement, recycled-content and substances evidence without exposing proprietary recipes.
Performance evidence
Connect approved test and label data to the exact tyre type, method, version and source system that support it.
Retreading readiness
Relate original casing identity, inspection, retread process, new specification and subsequent lifecycle events where applicable.
Circularity and recovery
Structure recyclability, recovered-material, collection, treatment and end-of-life evidence for permitted users.
Controlled access
Separate consumer information from technical, supplier, verifier, retreader and authority-only evidence.
Model type, batch and casing history
Keep shared tyre-type specifications distinct from batch evidence and individual casing events. This supports product-level publishing today and more granular inspection or retreading histories where operationally justified.
Review DPP data modellingTyre family or range
Shared market purpose and commercial grouping
Tyre type
Size, specification, label and approved performance data
Production batch
Manufacturing, compound, testing and quality context
Individual casing
Optional item identity for inspection, fitment or retreading
Retreaded tyre
New specification and evidence linked to the original casing history
Regulatory stack
Connect systems without confusing their purpose
| Framework | Role in the tyre data landscape |
|---|---|
| ESPR tyre measure | The Working Plan identifies tyres for a future measure focused on opportunities including recyclability, recycled content and end-of-life risks. |
| EU Tyre Labelling Regulation | Regulation (EU) 2020/740 governs label information such as fuel efficiency, wet grip, external rolling noise and applicable snow or ice grip. |
| EPREL | Existing tyre label and product-information records are registered in the energy-labelling product database and accessed through the label QR code. |
| Other tyre and vehicle rules | Type approval, safety, chemicals, waste and market-specific obligations remain separate from a DPP. |
Connect engineering, testing and EPREL
PLM, ERP, MES, laboratory, QMS, supplier, EPREL and partner systems should retain accountable ownership. The passport layer maps approved outputs to persistent identity and access roles.
Review enterprise integrationTyre master and approved specifications
Compound and reinforcement evidence
Performance testing and calculations
Tyre-label and EPREL records
Inspection and retreading history
Collection, treatment and recovered-material evidence
Publish evidence, not proprietary recipes
Stakeholders may need verified material, performance and circularity outputs without receiving compound formulations or confidential supplier data. Preserve evidence lineage and disclose according to purpose.
Plan carrier coexistence
The current tyre label already uses a QR code for database access. Test future DPP carrier options without creating ambiguous scans, competing identifiers or misleading label claims.
Review QR and identifier designImplementation roadmap
Eight steps to a tyre DPP pilot
Select one tyre family
Choose a representative family with known types, batches, label records and material evidence.
Map the identity hierarchy
Separate range, tyre type, size or variant, production batch and individual casing where operationally needed.
Inventory regulated data
Locate EPREL, label, testing, type-approval, material, substances and technical-document sources.
Assign source ownership
Keep PLM, ERP, MES, laboratory, QMS, EPREL and supplier systems accountable for approved data.
Design evidence boundaries
Expose verified outputs while protecting compound formulations, supplier terms and proprietary calculations.
Test carrier coexistence
Validate how the existing tyre-label QR and any future DPP carrier remain clear and non-conflicting.
Run lifecycle scenarios
Test sale, fitment, inspection, retreading, removal, collection, treatment and recovery flows.
Measure pilot readiness
Track completeness, evidence age, batch reconciliation, exception effort and partner usability.
Prove one tyre data chain
Test type and batch identity, material evidence, label-data coexistence, retreading and end-of-life flows with one representative tyre family.
Common questions
Tyre DPP FAQ
Do tyres already require an ESPR Digital Product Passport?
Not through a tyre-specific ESPR obligation today. The final delegated measure must define the covered tyres, data, passport level, verification and application dates.
What does the indicative 2027 date mean?
The ESPR Working Plan gives 2027 as the indicative timeline for adopting the tyre measure. It is not a universal compliance deadline for every tyre.
Will a tyre DPP replace the EU tyre label or EPREL?
No. Regulation (EU) 2020/740 and EPREL remain their own legal system. Future rules should determine how information is reused or linked without confusing the tyre label and DPP.
Will each individual tyre need a unique passport?
The final measure will determine whether the passport applies at model, batch or item level. Manufacturers should support type and batch identity plus individual casing relationships where retreading or lifecycle traceability requires them.
Can retreading history be included?
A governed platform can relate an original casing to inspection, retread specification, evidence and later events while preserving the original manufacturing record and access rights.
How should tyre manufacturers begin?
Start with one tyre family, map the identity and regulatory stack, connect authoritative label and material evidence, then test carrier coexistence, retreading and end-of-life scenarios.
Primary sources
See Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, the Commission’s ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030, and Regulation (EU) 2020/740.
Regulatory note: General readiness guidance only. Confirm the final ESPR tyre measure and all labelling, safety, type-approval and waste requirements applicable to each tyre.