Digital Product Passport for mattresses
Mattresses were split out from furniture into their own product group, on the latest indicative schedule of the named priorities.
Short answer. The mattress delegated act is indicatively scheduled for 2029 — a year after furniture, and the latest of the named priority final products. Nothing binds today, and a 2029 indicative date realistically means compliance in the early 2030s.
What is in scope
Mattresses were separated from furniture in the working plan, which is a sensible reflection of how different they are: multi-layer composite construction, chemical flame-retardant treatments, hygiene-driven end-of-life constraints, and a bulky-waste disposal problem that furniture does not share to the same degree.
That separation also signals what the act is likely to care about. Mattresses are notoriously hard to recycle because layers are bonded, and they are a significant bulky waste stream.
Timeline for Mattresses
- 16 April 2025 Working plan lists mattresses as a distinct priority group, indicative act 2029.
- During 2028 Furniture act indicatively scheduled — likely to set patterns that mattresses follow.
- During 2029 Mattress delegated act indicatively scheduled.
Data the passport has to carry
No delegated act exists for this group, so the product-specific field list does not yet exist. What is fixed is the ESPR framework's own Annex III data elements, which every passport must carry whatever the product. Those are listed below, together with the group-specific parameters the Commission has signalled.
Anything marked Expected is informed anticipation for data-collection planning, not a specification.
| Field | What it means in practice | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Unique product identifier | Persistent, connected to a data carrier on the product, its packaging or accompanying documentation. | In force |
| Unique operator identifiers | Manufacturer, other operators in the chain, and the EU-established responsible operator. Plus unique facility identifiers. | In force |
| Commodity codes | TARIC or equivalent, used at the customs verification step. | In force |
| Compliance documentation | Declaration of conformity, technical documentation, conformity certificates. | In force |
| Substances of concern | Name or code, location within the product, concentration or range, safe-use instructions and end-of-life handling. Framework-level under Article 7(5). | In force |
| Layer composition | Foams, springs, textiles, adhesives and barrier layers — by material and by mass. | Expected |
| Flame retardants | A likely focus, since several are substances of concern and their presence directly affects recyclability. | Expected |
| Durability | Height loss and firmness retention over defined cycle testing. | Expected |
| Design for disassembly | Whether layers can be separated for recycling — bonded construction is the core problem. | Expected |
| Recycled content | Particularly in foam and steel spring components. | Expected |
What this means if you sell mattresses on PrestaShop
This is the longest runway of any named group. There is no useful compliance work to do today beyond understanding your own supply chain, and no vendor can sell you a mattress passport that means anything yet.
The one thing worth starting is a conversation with manufacturers about layer composition and flame retardant chemistry — not because a deadline requires it, but because if it turns out your products contain substances of concern, you would rather know four years out than one.
How to prepare now
Ask about flame retardant chemistry
Substances of concern are a framework-level requirement, not something the mattress act will invent. If a substance in your products is on the REACH candidate list or carries a relevant CLP hazard class, that will have to be declared with its location and concentration.
Otherwise, wait
Genuinely. A 2029 indicative act means the specification does not exist and will not for years. Effort spent on mattress passport tooling today is effort not spent on obligations that are actually live.
Questions
Why are mattresses separate from furniture?
Is there anything to do now?
Sources
Other product groups
Batteries
The only product group with a binding passport date already set. LMT, EV and industrial batteries above 2 kWh, from 18 February 2027.
Textiles & apparel
First named priority under ESPR, and already subject to the unsold-goods destruction ban that took effect in July 2026.
Tyres
A priority group with an indicative 2027 act, and one that already carries mandatory EU labelling.
Get the data before you need the passport
Whatever your product group, the bottleneck is the same: supplier data you do not have yet. The readiness checklist tells you what to start asking for.