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Footwear: DPP rules, dates and guides

Footwear: why shoes do not follow every textile rule

Footwear is a separate product category from Textiles under the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). Read the full answer: Does Footwear Need a DPP? Why Shoes Do Not Follow Every Textile Rule

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01 · The timeline

Planned is not a deadline

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  1. Large enterprises, and medium enterprises from 19 Jul 2030, placing apparel, clothing accessories and footwear within the covered product scope. Micro and small enterprises are exempt

    Reaches: Large enterprises

    The unsold textiles destruction ban

  2. A study is not a delegated act and does not establish a passport obligation.

    See every DPP date and what it means

  3. Large enterprises, and medium enterprises from 19 Jul 2030, placing apparel, clothing accessories and footwear within the covered product scope. Micro and small enterprises are exempt

    Reaches: Medium enterprises

    The unsold textiles destruction ban

Every date here is a row in the obligations dataset, as JSON and CSV.

02 · The decisions

What to read first

1Does Footwear Need a DPP? Why Shoes Do Not Follow Every Textile RuleFootwear is a separate product category from Textiles under the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).Read the answer 2EU Ban on Destroying Unsold Textiles: What Applies from 19 July 2026From 19 July 2026 , Article 25 of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation prohibits large enterprises from destroying the unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear listed in Annex VII.Read the answer 3EU Textile EPR: Dates, Registration and the Product Data Behind Producer FeesDirective (EU) 2025/1892 makes extended producer responsibility binding for textiles, textile-related products and footwear, but it creates no single EU registration and no single EU fee.Read the answer 4Is Leather or Footwear in EUDR Scope After the 2026 Annex I Amendment?A finished leather shoe is not brought into EUDR scope merely because it contains cattle leather.Read the answer 5What Product Data Should Footwear Brands Prepare for DPP Readiness?Footwear brands do not yet have a final EU Footwear Digital Product Passport field list to work from.Read the answer

03 · Your route

Start from where you are

Brand with a PIM or ERP

You hold most facts. The job is ownership.

  1. 1Which system owns each fact
  2. 2Model, variant and SKU facts
  3. 3Connect without a second master

Small business

You hold more than you think.

  1. 1What to check first
  2. 2Facts you can verify yourself
  3. 3Product data without a PIM

Seller or importer

The platform or the buyer asks before the law does.

  1. 1Who carries the obligation
  2. 2What a retailer actually asks for
  3. 3Evidence to get from the manufacturer

Supplier or maker

Your evidence is what the brand will need.

  1. 1Getting evidence out of suppliers
  2. 2Certificates, declarations and test reports
  3. 3When a test contradicts a declaration
  4. 4Factory and production-site origin

04 · Moving parts

What changed, and what is next

Changed

19 Jul 2026Unsold apparel and footwear ban, large enterprises

Next

End 2027Footwear study milestone19 Jul 2030Unsold apparel and footwear ban, medium enterprises

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