Until passports become mandatory
EU Batteries Regulation · Article 77

Every battery needs a passport. We issue them.

Serial Passport creates, hosts and maintains the digital battery passport for every unit you place on the EU market. One QR code per serial number, live for the battery's entire life.

Hosted in the EU GDPR-ready Built on Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 Open-format data export

Batteries without a valid passport cannot be placed on the EU market.

1QR code per serial number
3levels of access
Everychange in the audit trail
€0to scan a passport
Scope

Who needs a passport

The obligation falls on whoever places the battery on the EU market: manufacturers, importers and brands, wherever they are based.

EV batteries

Traction batteries for electric cars, vans and trucks.

LMT batteries

Light means of transport: e-bikes, e-scooters, e-mopeds.

Industrial > 2 kWh

Home and grid storage, machinery, backup systems.

How it works

From serial number to live passport

  1. 1

    Register the model

    Enter the fixed data once per battery model, or import it by spreadsheet or API.

  2. 2

    Register the batch

    Declare a production run. Every unit gets a unique passport ID.

  3. 3

    Print the labels

    Download print-ready QR files for your factory or label printer.

  4. 4

    Passport goes live

    Each scan opens the record. Updates follow the battery through repair, reuse and recycling.

Inside the passport

Everything the regulation asks for, in one record

Annex XIII of the Batteries Regulation lists what a battery passport must contain. Serial Passport structures it for you.

Identity and manufacturer

Model, serial number, place and date of manufacture, economic operator.

Compliance and labels

Declaration of conformity, labelling symbols and test reports.

Carbon footprint

Footprint per functional unit and performance class, where required.

Supply chain due diligence

Information about the due diligence policy for raw materials.

Materials and composition

Chemistry, critical raw materials and hazardous substances.

Recycled content

Shares of recovered cobalt, lithium, nickel and lead.

Performance and durability

Capacity, power, expected lifetime and state of health.

Dismantling and safety

Disassembly steps, safety measures and collection at end of life.

Access

One record, three levels of access

Level 1

Public

Model, chemistry, capacity, safety and end-of-life information, open to anyone who scans.

Level 2

Legitimate interest

Detailed data for repairers, remanufacturers and recyclers, behind verified access.

Level 3

Authorities

Notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the European Commission.

Timeline

The road to 18 February 2027

  1. 17 Aug 2023

    Regulation in force

    Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 replaces the old Batteries Directive.

  2. 18 Feb 2024

    Rules start to apply

    The first obligations for batteries on the EU market take effect.

  3. Today18 Feb 2027

    Battery passport mandatory

    EV, LMT and industrial batteries above 2 kWh need a passport and QR code.

  4. Next

    More product groups

    The Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 brings passports to other products.

For every team

One workspace for everyone who handles the battery

Every employee gets a role, so people see and change only what their job needs.

Compliance

Follows the readiness checklist, records lifecycle events and reviews restricted access.

Compliance officer

Production

Issues passports per batch and prints the QR labels for the line.

Passport issuer

IT and integration

Connects the ERP through the API and manages the keys.

Administrator

Auditors

Read-only access to the register, with a complete audit trail.

Auditor
Platform

Built like infrastructure

Immutable audit trail

Every change is recorded with who, what and when.

Data you own

Full export at any time, in open formats.

Hosted in the EU

Records are stored and served from European data centres.

API-first

Connect your ERP or production line and issue passports automatically.

Roadmap

Batteries first. Every serialised product next.

The EU is extending digital product passports to more product groups. Serial Passport is built to carry them all.

  1. Batteries · 2027
  2. Electronics · as EU rules arrive
  3. Any serialised product
Pricing

Pricing that scales with your volume

Starter

€49 / month, billed yearly

5 models · 2,500 passports per year. For brands launching their first batteries in the EU.

Growth

Most popular
€149 / month, billed yearly

25 models · 25,000 passports per year, with API and restricted access.

Scale

€399 / month, billed yearly

Unlimited models · 150,000 passports per year, SSO and 99.9% availability.

Compare all plans and calculate your price Free pilot available · every scan is free · prices excl. VAT
Rules and trust

Clear rules, written down

How we handle data, what is allowed on the platform and what we store on your device.

Protection

We offer certificates for its users, and manufacturers

Both sides of every battery get proof they can show. Each certificate carries a code anyone can check at serialpassport.com/verify.

For users and owners

Certificate of proof

Every battery gets its own certificate on its passport page, signed on behalf of Serial Passport.

  • Proof of identity, origin and history
  • Accepted as evidence for insurance, resale and import
  • Print or save as PDF, in seven languages
  • Checkable with an SPV code
See an example
For manufacturers

Certificate of registration

Every company that issues passports with us is certified as a registered issuer, with a kit to show it.

  • Registration certificate with your operator ID
  • “Battery passport ready” badge for your website
  • Label guide and customer texts in seven languages
  • Checkable with an SPI code
How it works
Our certificates confirm what is recorded with us. They are not a certificate of product safety or legal compliance.
FAQ

Questions, answered

Who is responsible for the passport?

The economic operator that places the battery on the EU market: the manufacturer, importer or brand. Serial Passport issues and hosts the passport on their behalf.

What happens if we stop using Serial Passport?

You can export all your passports and their history at any time in open formats, and we hand over hosted records under our continuity plan.

Which batteries are covered first?

EV batteries, light means of transport batteries and industrial batteries above 2 kWh placed on the EU market from 18 February 2027.

Do we need to change our production line?

No. You download print-ready QR labels per batch, or connect your systems through the API when you are ready.

Is the passport data public?

Only the public part. Detailed dismantling and composition data is shown to verified repairers, recyclers and authorities, and every one of those views is logged.

Can repairers and recyclers update a passport?

Yes, once verified. Repairs, second-life use and recycling are added as lifecycle events, and each one is chained to the previous entry so changes are traceable.

How long does a passport stay online?

For the whole life of the battery. The regulation says the passport ceases to exist once the battery has been recycled, so the record is then closed.

What does it cost to scan a passport?

Nothing. Scanning is free and unlimited for everyone. You pay for issuing and hosting passports, not for people reading them.

Be ready before 18 February 2027

We onboard a limited number of pilot companies. Tell us what you make.