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Electronics & EEE
Consumer Electronics
Verified authenticity and a full product passport, from factory to resale.
QR + NFCDPP
The challenge
Consumer electronics face heavy counterfeiting across chargers, accessories, audio gear and components, where fakes are sold through marketplaces and grey-market channels that bypass authorised distribution. Buyers cannot distinguish a genuine unit from a convincing clone at the point of purchase, and warranty fraud, return swaps and resale of refurbished-as-new devices erode margins and brand trust. Tight enclosures, small surfaces and high production volumes make secure identity hard to add without slowing the line.
The SealTrust answer
SealTrust gives every device a unique secure identity anchored on-chain, so buyers, retailers and service centres can verify authenticity in seconds with a single scan. The same identity carries a Digital Product Passport covering components, conformity and repair information, and records lifecycle events such as activation, warranty registration, repair and resale. Grey-market units and return swaps become detectable because each item carries a verifiable history.
What you get
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Instant authenticity check at purchase, warranty claim and resale
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Grey-market and return-fraud detection through unique on-chain identity
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DPP-ready record of components, conformity and repairability
The compliance picture, without the FUD
- Honest status: no ESPR delegated act creating a passport for electrical and electronic equipment exists today. Electronics is handled horizontally in the 2025-2030 working plan, with a repairability measure targeted around 2027 and recyclability around 2029.
- What already applies is Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 on smartphones and tablets, in force since 20 June 2025: 800 charge cycles at 80% capacity, spare parts for at least seven years, updates for at least five years, an A-to-E repairability class.
- In France, the repairability index (2021) and the durability index (2024-2025) already require transparency for several equipment categories.
- The preparation that holds regardless of the final act: a unique identity per device, structured components / conformity / repairability data, and a carrier chosen per product line. That structure is what SealTrust ships today.
QR or NFC for this vertical
Recommended method: QR + NFC
QR code is recommended for cost-sensitive, high-volume devices and accessories; add cryptographic NFC for premium models where tamper-evidence and one-tap verification add value.
Where it goes on the product
Printed QR on the product label, base or packaging; NFC inlay laminated under the label or embedded in the enclosure for premium units.
The Digital Product Passport for this vertical
Electronics is a priority product group under the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), which will require a Digital Product Passport covering materials, conformity, spare-part availability and repairability. SealTrust delivers a compliant, machine-readable passport linked to each device's secure identity.
Understand the Digital Product PassportRegulatory milestones
Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2023/1670: smartphones & tablets
In forceDeadline : Applies now.
Batteries lasting at least 800 cycles at 80% capacity, spare parts available for at least seven years, software updates for at least five years, and an A-to-E repairability class on the label. In France, the repairability index (2021) then the durability index (2024-2025) already require transparency for several equipment categories.
ESPR: electrical & electronic equipment (EEE)
Expected: act not publishedDeadline : Repairability score measure targeted around 2027, recyclability requirements around 2029 (indicative: each obligation starts only once its act is adopted).
No passport field list to comply with yet, and none should be invented. The preparation that holds regardless: unique product identity, structured materials / conformity / repairability data, and a durable data carrier, so the delegated act lands in an existing structure.
Statuses and dates come from our regulation radar: real texts only, flagged as indicative when they are.
See the full regulation radarFrequently asked questions
QR code or NFC for consumer electronics?
QR code is recommended for cost-sensitive, high-volume devices and accessories; add cryptographic NFC for premium models where tamper-evidence and one-tap verification add value. Printed QR on the product label, base or packaging; NFC inlay laminated under the label or embedded in the enclosure for premium units.
Does the Digital Product Passport concern this category?
Electronics is a priority product group under the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), which will require a Digital Product Passport covering materials, conformity, spare-part availability and repairability. SealTrust delivers a compliant, machine-readable passport linked to each device's secure identity.
How does SealTrust prove authenticity in this vertical?
SealTrust gives every device a unique secure identity anchored on-chain, so buyers, retailers and service centres can verify authenticity in seconds with a single scan. The same identity carries a Digital Product Passport covering components, conformity and repair information, and records lifecycle events such as activation, warranty registration, repair and resale. Grey-market units and return swaps become detectable because each item carries a verifiable history.
What is the real regulatory deadline?
In force since 20 June 2025. This is an ecodesign regulation, not a passport obligation. Applies now.
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