Textile DPP

Digital Product Passport vocabulary for textiles and apparel under the EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy and ESPR 2024/1781.

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Overview

The Textile DPP module provides the vocabulary and the JSON-LD context for Digital Product Passports targeting the EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy and ESPR 2024/1781 textile-sector delegated acts.

Status: v0.9.5 pre-release. Vocabulary and JSON-LD context feature-complete; reference passport documents shipped for apparel, footwear and ITIP sets. Production 1.0 is gated on the EU textile delegated act stabilising.

Quick links

Textile vocabulary browser — the authoritative term list
openepcis-dpp-ready textile module — context, ontology, schema, SHACL shapes, examples
Reference passports: garment · footwear · garment set (ITIP)
Reference EPCIS events: extensions/eu/textile/epcis/

Regulation context

EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy (COM/2022/141), implemented through delegated acts under ESPR 2024/1781. Timing follows the EU's textile work plan: ESPR delegated act for textiles in preparation; DPP applicability is sequenced per delegated act and is expected in the 2027–2030 window.

Aligned standards:

EU Textile Labelling Regulation 1007/2011
ISO 3758:2023 — care labelling codes
ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL)
REACH Regulation — substances of concern

Vocabulary namespace

Prefix: textile:
IRI: https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/eu/textile/

Key concepts in the vocabulary

The published terms cover what the regulation needs to express. A representative slice — for the full list see the browser:

Concept	Vocabulary anchor
Textile categories	`textile:TextileCategory` (`TextileApparel`, `TextileFootwear`, `TextileAccessories`, `HomeTextiles`, `TechnicalTextiles`)
Apparel subtypes	`textile:ApparelSubcategory` (`TShirts`, `ShirtsBlouses`, `JacketsCoats`, `PantsShorts`, `DressesSkirts`, `Sweaters`, `Underwear`, `Swimwear`, `Denim`, `LeggingsStockingsSocks`)
Fabric construction	`textile:FabricType` (`Knitted`, `WovenNonDenim`, `Denim`)
Fibre composition	`textile:FiberType` + `textile:fiberOrigin` + %-by-mass
Care instructions (ISO 3758)	`textile:CareInstruction`, `textile:CareSymbolCode`, with controlled values for wash / bleach / tumble-dry / iron / dry-clean
Durability	`textile:DurabilityClass` (`DurabilityA`…`DurabilityE`), `textile:DimensionalChangeTestResult`, `textile:SpiralityTestResult`, `textile:VisualInspectionResult`
Substances of concern	`textile:SubstanceOfConcern`, `textile:SubstanceOfConcernType` (`SoCTypeA`–`SoCTypeD`), `textile:CLPHazardCategory`, `textile:CMR`, `textile:EndocrineDisruptor`, `textile:PMT`, `textile:Sensitizer`, `textile:concentrationRange`
Microplastic shedding	`textile:MicroplasticInfo`, `textile:MicroplasticRiskLevel` (`LowShedding` / `MediumShedding` / `HighShedding`), `textile:microplasticMitigationMeasures`
Recycled content	`textile:RecycledContentDeclaration`, `textile:recycledContentSource`, `textile:RecycledSourceType` (`PreConsumer` / `PostConsumer` / `PostIndustrial`), chain-of-custody (`textile:MassBalance` / `textile:Segregation` / `textile:IdentityPreserved`)
End of life	`textile:TakeBackProgram`, `textile:takeBackIncentive`, `textile:endOfLifeDestination`, `textile:RecyclabilityAssessment`, `textile:RecyclingTechnology`
Environmental footprint	`textile:EnvironmentalFootprint`, `textile:LCIACategory`, `textile:LCIACategoryCode`, PEFCR bridge in `textile-context-pefcr-bridge.jsonld`
Test references	`textile:TestStandard` covering `ISO105`, `ISO12945`, `ISO12947`, `ISO15487`, `ISO16322_3`, `ISO3759`, `ISO6330`

Bring the context in

Declare the textile extension on EPCIS captures via the GS1-Extensions header:

GS1-Extensions: textile=https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/eu/textile/, dpp=https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/common/core/

JSON-LD documents reference the published context directly:

{
  "@context": [
    "https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/eu/textile/textile-context.jsonld",
    "https://ref.gs1.org/standards/epcis/epcis-context.jsonld"
  ]
}

The textile context already imports the GS1 web vocabulary and the DPP core context, so a single line is enough.

What the regulation needs vs where GS1 already covers it

The textile vocabulary follows the GS1-first principle:

Re-use GS1 web vocab for base product data (gtin, productName, manufacturer, countryOfOrigin, gs1:textileMaterial / gs1:TextileMaterialDetails for basic fibre composition, gs1:consumerRecyclingInstructions).
Use textile extensions only where GS1 is silent: ISO 3758 care symbols at the symbol-code level, durability classes, microplastic-shedding risk, supply-chain facility tier tracking, substance-of-concern grading.

Dependencies on the DPP core

The textile passport reuses these published core blocks:

dpp:OperatorInformation — economic operator data
dpp:RepairabilityInfo — repair scores and spare-parts policy
dpp:FacilityInformation — manufacturing facility data
dpp:CircularityPerformance — circularity metrics and end-of-life handling
dpp:AccessRights — data access tier per ESPR Article 9

Resources

Regulatory references

Industry standards

ZDHC MRSL — Manufacturing Restricted Substances List
Textile Exchange Standards — GRS, RCS, OCS
GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard
bluesign — chemical management system

Next steps

Textile implementation guide
Complete examples
Multi-component example — for composite products that combine a textile component with battery / electronics / EUDR parts