ConfirmedEU-wideBattery Regulation

Digital battery passport mandatory for EV, light-transport and industrial batteries above 2 kWh

116 days from today

What changes

Under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 every EV battery, light means of transport battery (e-bikes, scooters) and industrial battery over 2 kWh placed on the market must carry a QR code linking to a digital battery passport with data on chemistry, carbon footprint, recycled content, performance and durability.

Who is affected

Manufacturers and importers of EV batteries, light-means-of-transport batteries (e-bikes, scooters) and industrial batteries above 2 kWh, and of products built with them (e-bikes, energy-storage systems, forklifts, EVs); distributors must check the QR code is present. Ordinary consumer batteries (e.g. AA/AAA, phone or laptop batteries) and products containing only those are out of scope.

Sizes: micro, small, medium, large · Sectors: Hardware / electronics, Manufacturing, Transport / logistics, Energy · Applies if: We sell products with batteries; We make connected hardware / devices

What to do

Decide who holds the passport data (you or your cell supplier) and pick a passport service provider. Collect the mandatory data set per battery model, set up unique identifiers and QR codes on the product, and plan for updating state-of-health data over the battery's life.

Penalty

Set nationally; non-compliant batteries can be withdrawn from the market

Sources

Last verified 8 September 2026. Informational only, not legal advice.

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