UK · Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025

UK Digital Product Records

The UK opened a call for evidence on 'Digital Product Records' on 27 July 2026. The Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 provides enabling powers, but there is no general mandatory UK passport yet. UK companies selling into the EU must follow EU rules.

In short

  • ●UK exporters to the EU must comply with EU DPP rules; a domestic regime is only at evidence-gathering stage.
Status
Consultation
DPP applies
No mandatory date
Scope
Products sold in Great Britain; EU rules apply in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.

Key dates

  1. Product Regulation and Metrology Act — Royal Assent

  2. Call for evidence on Digital Product Records

Questions

Do UK companies need a DPP?

Yes, for covered products sold into the EU or Northern Ireland. For Great Britain there is no mandatory regime yet.

Sources

  1. GOV.UK — Digital Product Records call for evidence
  2. Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025

Last reviewed 2 November 2026. Guidance only — not legal advice.

Dates marked "expected" depend on acts not yet adopted. Reviewed 2 November 2026.

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