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ESPR for Furniture

Last updated · 2026-06-08Delegated act expected later in the 2025-2030 window (indicative)

Furniture is one of the priority product groups in the first ESPR Working Plan, but it sits later in the 2025-2030 sequence than textiles or iron and steel. A delegated act will eventually set durability, reparability and recycled-content requirements, with information carried via a Digital Product Passport. Dates are indicative, so this page separates what is firm from what is still expected.

TL;DR

  • Furniture is a priority group in the first ESPR Working Plan (adopted 16 April 2025).
  • Its delegated act is expected later in the 2025-2030 window than the early movers - indicative, not yet adopted.
  • Requirements are likely to focus on durability, reparability, recyclability and recycled content.
  • Wood-based furniture may also fall under the separate EU Deforestation Regulation, which is a different regime.
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Status and timing

Where furniture stands today

Delegated act: Delegated act expected later in the 2025-2030 window (indicative)

Digital Product Passport: DPP expected to follow its delegated act, later in the window (provisional)

  • Furniture is named as a priority product group in the first Working Plan, alongside textiles, mattresses, tyres, iron and steel and aluminium.
  • A delegated act is expected to set durability, reparability, recyclability and recycled-content requirements, plus DPP information requirements.
  • Exact products and thresholds will only exist once the furniture delegated act is adopted.

Wood-based furniture can also be in scope of the separate EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR); the two regimes are complementary, not merged.

Priorities and indicative timing come from the first ESPR Working Plan (2025-2030), under the framework of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781.

The data you will need

What a DPP for furniture will likely carry

  • Material composition, including wood, metal, foam and textile components.
  • Recycled content and recyclability of the product.
  • Durability and reparability information, including spare-part availability.
  • Substances of concern in finishes, foams and treatments.
  • End-of-life and disassembly guidance, plus the identifiers behind the data carrier.

The exact fields are set per product group in its delegated act, so treat this list as the expected shape of the data, not the final requirement. See the DPP data requirements guide for the full picture.

What to do now

What to do for furniture

  1. Confirm whether you place furniture on the EU market as a manufacturer, importer or distributor.
  2. Begin documenting material composition, recycled content and reparability for your range.
  3. If your products are wood-based, check your separate obligations under the EU Deforestation Regulation.
  4. Track the furniture delegated act as it moves through the Working Plan, since requirements and the DPP arrive there.
  5. Use the DPP Readiness Checklist to organise the data you will eventually publish.

FAQ

Furniture and ESPR: common questions

When will ESPR rules apply to furniture?
No firm date yet. Furniture is a priority group in the first Working Plan, but its delegated act is expected later in the 2025-2030 window than early movers like iron and steel. Treat any date as indicative until the act is adopted.
What will ESPR require for furniture?
The delegated act is expected to set requirements on durability, reparability, recyclability, recycled content and substances of concern, with product information carried via a Digital Product Passport. The exact thresholds do not exist until the act is adopted.
Will furniture need a Digital Product Passport?
It is expected to, following its delegated act, but the timing sits later in the 2025-2030 window. The DPP would carry composition, recyclability, durability and end-of-life data for each product.
How does ESPR relate to the Deforestation Regulation for wooden furniture?
They are separate regimes. Wood-based furniture can fall under the EU Deforestation Regulation for supply-chain due diligence, while ESPR sets ecodesign and DPP requirements. The two are complementary and a product can be subject to both.
What should furniture makers do now?
Start documenting material composition, recycled content and reparability, since these are the fields a DPP is likely to require. Early data work is the most useful step while the delegated act is still being prepared.

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This is guidance, not legal advice

This is guidance to help you understand how ESPR is expected to apply to furniture, not legal advice. ESPR is a framework law and most product rules arrive via delegated acts that are not yet adopted, so confirm with the official sources we link or a qualified adviser before acting.

Sources

  1. [1]Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR), full text (EUR-Lex)retrieved 8 Jun 2026
  2. [2]European Commission: 2025-2030 ESPR Working Planretrieved 8 Jun 2026
  3. [3]Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (EU Battery Regulation), full text (EUR-Lex)retrieved 8 Jun 2026
  4. [4]CIRPASS-2: EU Digital Product Passport pilotsretrieved 8 Jun 2026
  5. [5]JRC: Digital Product Passport data-requirements methodology (JRC145830)retrieved 8 Jun 2026

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