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DPP for Footwear Brands

A single sneaker can contain dozens of distinct materials—from EVA foam soles and chemical adhesives to organic cotton canvas and leather uppers. The Digital Product Passport untangles this complexity for regulators.

Complex BOM Trees

Adhesives Compliance

Recycled Rubber/EVA

Recyclability Scores

The Unique Complexity of Footwear

Footwear supply chains function differently than standard apparel. The ESPR requires granular visibility into components that are traditionally difficult to track:

Chemical Glues & Solvents: Strict REACH compliance is required for the adhesives bonding outsoles to uppers, ensuring worker safety and product non-toxicity.
Recycled Soles & Synthetics: Documenting the exact percentage of mechanically recycled rubber in an outsole or recycled PET in a woven mesh upper.
End-of-Life Disassembly: Footwear is notoriously hard to recycle because components are glued. The DPP must contain instructions for industrial sorters on how (or if) the shoe can be separated for material recovery.

A Component-Level Data Hub

epassportify allows footwear brands to build deeply nested digital twins, attaching safety data sheets (SDS) to the glues, GRS certificates to the meshes, and LWG (Leather Working Group) ratings to the uppers—all within one scannable product passport.

Digitizing the Shoe

Deconstruct the BOM

Input data for every distinct zone: outsole, midsole, insole, upper, lining, laces, and adhesives.

Link Tier 3 Suppliers

Connect certificates from polymer suppliers and tanneries directly to the components used in final assembly.

Tagging the Product

Print the DPP QR code on the packaging box, the inner tongue label, or integrate an NFC chip under the sock liner.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does epassportify support Leather Working Group (LWG) certificates?

Yes, you can upload and link LWG tannery audit certificates directly to the leather components of your footwear BOM on the epassportify platform.

We use proprietary adhesives. Do we have to expose the chemical formula?

No. The EU requires proof of compliance (that restricted substances are below threshold limits), not the relinquishment of intellectual property. You upload the safety compliance certificate to epassportify, taking advantage of our role-based visibility rules to keep proprietary recipes hidden from competitors.

Where does the QR code go on footwear?

Options include printing the GS1 Digital Link on the inner tongue label (alongside size data), printing it on the shoebox, or hanging it on a swing tag. epassportify generates standard URIs compatible with all physical tagging methods.

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