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A passportfor every product.
Hovermarks Passportis a Digital Product Passport SaaS built for small and mid-sized textile manufacturers. One QR code per product — customers scan it to see materials, origin, repair instructions, recycling pathway, and provenance in any language. You upload data once; Hovermarks renders the passport, hosts it on a permanent URL, and keeps it compliant with the EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).
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A product passport, not a paperwork project.
Hovermarks Passport is built for textile SMBs who need ESPR compliance without an enterprise PLM bill. Same scan-first DNA as Hovermarks Inspection — applied to the product, not the asset.
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Scannable, anywhere
Every product gets a permanent URL behind a single QR code or NFC tag. Customers scan with their phone camera — no app, no login.
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Materials & origin
Fibre composition, country of origin, supplier provenance, certifications (GOTS, OEKO-TEX, GRS). Versioned per SKU + production run.
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Repair & recycle
Care instructions, repair guides, take-back schemes, recycling pathway. Multilingual by default — Hovermarks translates from a single source-of-truth language.
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Tamper-evident
Hash-chained audit log on every passport edit — same tech that runs Hovermarks Inspection. If a record is altered after publish, the chain breaks and your customer sees a verified-history badge.
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EU ESPR ready
Templates align with the textile delegated act drafts — including DPP data points the European Commission has signalled as priority for textile in 2027-2028.
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Same-day onboarding
Upload your SKU sheet, map columns once, get back passport URLs ready to print. No ERP integration required for v1.
EU regulation is closer than most teams realise.
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) was adopted in 2024 and is now in delegated-act stage. Textile is one of three priority sectors named in the regulation — alongside batteries and electronics — meaning textile products entering the EU market will need a Digital Product Passport from a date the Commission has signalled as 2027 at the latest for high-impact categories.
Most SMB textile manufacturers don't have a PLM that can produce a DPP. Enterprise tools (Centric, Bamboo Rose, PTC FlexPLM) start at five-figure annual contracts and assume a CAD pipeline the SMB doesn't use. The gap is the same one Hovermarks Inspection serves on the asset side — affordable, scan-first SaaS for a buyer who can't justify enterprise.
- ESPR applies to non-EU manufacturers who export to the EU — the obligation is on whoever places the product on the market.
- GS1 has aligned with the European Commission on the underlying QR / Digital Link standard, so passports stay portable across retailers.
- Consumer-facing brands (Decathlon, H&M, Patagonia) are already piloting DPPs ahead of the mandate — pressure on suppliers will start before the regulation does.
Small and mid-sized textile manufacturers.
If you run 10-500 SKUs through a small production team and the words 'PLM rollout' make you wince — Hovermarks Passport is for you.
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Cut-and-sew shops & contract manufacturers
Producing for brand-owned labels who need DPPs from suppliers.
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Owned-brand SMBs (DTC + wholesale)
Putting your own labels on garments, footwear, home textiles.
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Mills & finishers
Selling fabric to brands who are about to need full supply-chain provenance.
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Sustainable / circular brands
DPP is your evidence that the recycled-content claim is real.
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Workwear & uniform suppliers
B2B procurement is already asking for material disclosure.
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Heritage / craft producers
Provenance is your differentiator — passport makes it permanent and verifiable.
Passport FAQ
Be ESPR-ready before the
deadline catches you.
Onboard your first SKUs, invite a supplier, publish your first scannable passport — all on your free 14-day trial. No credit card required.