Tracker entry M05: ESPR product rules: aluminium
Planned
EU
Next date
Delegated act for aluminium expected (some sources say 2028)
- Region
- EU
- Sector
- Industrial materials
- Imposed by
- European Commission
- Applies to
- Aluminium producers and importers
- Technology
- ID required, technology open
What the rule requires
A material-level passport rather than a product one, so item tagging is less likely than for finished goods. Worth watching for how batch data is carried.
Status: In preparation under the 2025 to 2030 working plan
What it means for RFID
The aluminium rule is expected to set a material-level passport rather than a product one, so the data is more likely to follow batches of metal than individual finished items. It requires an identifier but leaves the technology open, and nothing published so far names RFID or any other carrier.
The obligation would fall on aluminium producers and importers in the EU. The delegated act is expected in 2027, with some sources saying 2028, under the European Commission's 2025 to 2030 working plan. Suppliers of identification for industrial materials should watch how that act asks for batch data to be carried.
Timeline
- Commission adopts the ESPR working plan
- Delegated act for aluminium expected (some sources say 2028)
Sources
Official source: European Commission
Last checked against the official source on 1 November 2026.
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