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Digital product passports
— digital product passports

give every product a passport it carries for life.

Great Product Ventures turns customs data, material origin, and ownership history into a passport a single scan can reveal — and turns that scan into an ongoing story between brand and consumer.

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— thesis

a compliance record answers "is this real?" a passport that tells the product's story answers "what connects me to a product?"

100%
Chain-of-custody coverage per unit
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Record from factory to consumer
ESPR
Aligned to EU regulation
0
Spreadsheets required

built for two different jobs

Every GPV passport is built on the same data foundation, but it does two distinct jobs depending on who's reading it.

Branch 01

EU regulatory compliance

The passport your legal and customs teams need to export into Europe at all — built to satisfy ESPR requirements before a single consumer ever scans it.

  • Structured for ESPR Delegated Acts and GS1 identifier standards
  • Item-level serialization, material composition, carbon footprint on file
  • Built for regulators, customs authorities, and auditors
  • The cost of admission to the EU market, not optional
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Branch 02

Brand and consumer storytelling

The same passport, read by a consumer instead of a regulator — turning a QR scan into origin storytelling that builds stickiness between a brand and the person who bought it.

  • Origin story, materials, and craft behind that specific unit
  • Loyalty, rewards, and resale tied to the verified passport holder
  • A direct channel back to the owner for updates and new chapters
  • The reason someone scans twice, not just once
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see the passport in motion

A short walkthrough of how origin, customs, and compliance data become one product passport a consumer can scan.

what a scan actually reveals

This is the consumer side of the passport — what someone sees the moment they scan a product, no app required.

Tap "Simulate scan" above to see the full passport a consumer would get.

the qr code is where the relationship starts

A one-time lookup ends the moment it answers a question. A story gives someone a reason to scan again.

A one-time lookup

what most qr codes give you

  • A single scan, a single answer, then nothing
  • No reason to come back after the first look
  • The brand never learns who scanned or why
  • Authenticity confirmed, relationship still nonexistent
A story that continues

what a gpv passport gives you

  • The maker's story, materials, and craft behind that specific unit
  • New chapters as the product moves through its life
  • A direct channel back to the owner for care tips and updates
  • Every scan deepens the relationship instead of ending it

product data shouldn't end at the loading dock

Import and export teams already track origin, customs, and compliance data. This connects it to what happens next.

Without a passport

data stops at customs

  • Origin and compliance records sit in separate systems
  • Consumers have no way to verify authenticity or origin
  • Warranty, recall, and recycling data live nowhere
  • Brand relationship ends at the point of sale
With GPV

one record, start to finish

  • Customs and origin data feed directly into the passport
  • A scan gives the consumer a verified product history
  • Ownership, warranty, and end-of-life routing stay attached
  • Every scan is a brand touchpoint, not a dead end

a passport built stage by stage

Each product's passport accumulates entries — not issued once and forgotten.

01

origin capture

Material sourcing, mill certificates, and supplier data are recorded at the point of manufacture, forming the passport's first entry.

02

customs and import data

HS classification, duties, and customs clearance records attach automatically as the product crosses borders.

03

item-level serialization

Each unit is assigned its own GS1-standard identifier at assembly — not a shared batch code — so the passport can travel with that specific physical item for its full lifecycle.

04

retail activation

A scan at point of sale activates consumer-facing access — warranty registration, care information, and authenticity verification.

05

end-of-life routing

Recycling, resale, or take-back pathways are attached to the passport, closing the loop on the product's lifecycle.

the passport is the loyalty program

Instead of a separate app or punch card, loyalty lives inside the product record a customer already has a reason to open.

01

every scan is verified, not guessed at

Consumers confirm authenticity instantly, building trust before any loyalty mechanic kicks in.

02

rewards tied to real ownership

Points, extended warranty, or resale value accrue to the verified passport holder, not a disconnected account.

03

a second life for resale

When a product changes hands, the passport transfers with it — keeping the brand connected through resale.

Product passport · scanned

fieldwood jacket

Made in Porto, PT · Batch B-2291
Loyalty tierSilver
Extended warrantyActive
Progress to gold tier

the passport keeps working after the sale

Most product data goes stale the moment it's printed. A digital passport doesn't.

A static record

what a label or manual gives you

  • Fixed at the moment of print, never updated
  • No way to reach the owner after purchase
  • Recalls and safety updates rely on registration cards nobody fills out
  • Resale value and history are lost the moment ownership changes
A living passport

what gpv keeps current

  • Care instructions and firmware or material updates as they change
  • Recall and safety notices reach the verified current owner directly
  • Warranty status and service history stay attached and current
  • Resale transfers ownership and history in one scan, not a fresh start

compliance data becomes product data

Great Product Ventures is a U.S.-based software company. We build the infrastructure that lets import/export teams reuse the customs and origin data they already file with carriers and customs authorities — as the foundation of each product's digital passport, built on GS1 identifier standards with item-level serialization from day one. The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) will define exact data requirements for priority categories through Delegated Acts expected in 2027, with mandatory compliance following in the years after, and applies to every product placed on the EU market regardless of where it's manufactured.

Great Product Ventures is a partner of the European Innovation Council, offering digital product passport infrastructure to EIC portfolio companies preparing for ESPR compliance.

hs_classification6203.42
country_of_originPT
material_compositionon file
carbon_footprinttracked
repairability_scoreon file
passport_statusactive

bring your import/export data into a passport your customers can see.

See how existing customs and origin data becomes a live, scannable product record.

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