Register your GmbH as an economic operator in the EU Digital Product Passport Registry
A step-by-step walkthrough that separates what you prepare in Germany from what you execute on the EU platform — so nothing is attempted out of order.
Who this coach is for
Any company that must place products with a Digital Product Passport on the EU market and therefore needs a registry account. This first edition is written for a GmbH registered in a German Handelsregister.
Watch before you start
The procedure in three minutes
An animated explainer of the whole procedure: why there are two tracks, what each step produces and how the pieces fit together. 2:19 min.
Narration in English; switch to DE for the German versionA complete successful registration, recorded
A screen recording of an actual happy-flow run through the EU platform, from EU Login to the final verification message.
Captions will be available in English and GermanWhy national preparation comes first
The EU-level registration itself takes less than an hour — if every input it asks for already exists. Each input is created outside the platform, in Germany, and some take weeks to obtain. Preparing them first is what makes the execution phase succeed on the first attempt.
Preparation · national level
Done with German providers and authorities, in your own time. Each result is a prerequisite for the EU platform.
- 1Set up a valid, working EU Login
- 2Build a working qualified electronic seal infrastructure
- 3Gather all company information for the forms
Execution · EU level
Done on the EU Digital Product Passport Registry platform, in one sitting, strictly in this order.
- 1Log in with your EU Login
- 2Fill in the online form and download the declaration PDF
- 3Apply the qualified seal to the declaration
- 4Upload the sealed PDF and complete verification
What feeds into what
Every step follows the same template
Across both tracks, each step is built the same way, so you always know where to look.
Detailed instructions
Exactly what to do, click by click, in order.
Embedded helper tool
A small tool that resolves the hard part of the step, where one is needed.
Typical pitfalls
The mistakes that most often send applicants back to the start.
Prefer a human to walk you through it?
A Narravero Expert takes you through every step personally — from ordering the seal to the final verification.