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ESPR for Mattresses

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

Mattresses are one of the priority product groups in the first ESPR Working Plan, sitting later in the 2025-2030 sequence. A delegated act will eventually set durability, recycled-content and recyclability requirements, with information carried via a Digital Product Passport. Dates are indicative, so this page separates the firm from the expected.

TL;DR

  • Mattresses are a priority group in the first ESPR Working Plan (adopted 16 April 2025).
  • Their delegated act is expected later in the 2025-2030 window - indicative, not yet adopted.
  • Requirements are likely to focus on durability, recyclability and recycled content.
  • Foams and treatments mean substances of concern are a likely focus.
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Status and timing

Where mattresses 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)

  • Mattresses are named as a priority product group, alongside textiles, furniture, tyres, iron and steel and aluminium.
  • A delegated act is expected to set requirements on durability, recyclability, recycled content and substances of concern, plus DPP information requirements.
  • Exact products and thresholds will only exist once the mattresses delegated act is adopted.

Mattresses combine foams, textiles and treatments, so substances of concern and recyclability are likely focus areas of the delegated act.

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 mattresses will likely carry

  • Material composition, including foams, springs and textile covers.
  • Recycled content and recyclability of the components.
  • Substances of concern in foams, fire treatments and adhesives.
  • Durability information for the product.
  • 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 mattresses

  1. Confirm whether you place mattresses on the EU market as a manufacturer, importer or distributor.
  2. Begin documenting material composition, recycled content and substances of concern across your range.
  3. Plan how foams, springs and covers can be separated for recycling, since recyclability is a likely focus.
  4. Track the mattresses delegated act as it moves through the Working Plan.
  5. Use the DPP Readiness Checklist to organise the data you will eventually publish.

FAQ

Mattresses and ESPR: common questions

When will ESPR rules apply to mattresses?
No firm date yet. Mattresses are a priority group, but the 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 mattresses?
The delegated act is expected to set requirements on durability, recyclability, recycled content and substances of concern, with information carried via a Digital Product Passport. The exact thresholds do not exist until the act is adopted.
Will mattresses need a Digital Product Passport?
They are expected to, following their delegated act, with timing later in the 2025-2030 window. A mattress DPP would carry composition, recyclability, substances of concern and end-of-life data.
Why are substances of concern important for mattresses?
Mattresses use foams, fire treatments and adhesives that can contain substances of concern, one of the performance aspects ESPR can regulate. Tracking these is a likely focus of the mattresses delegated act and a likely DPP field.
What should mattress makers do now?
Start documenting composition, recycled content and substances of concern, and plan how components can be separated for recycling, since these are the areas a DPP is likely to require.

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This is guidance, not legal advice

This is guidance to help you understand how ESPR is expected to apply to mattresses, 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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