Trade Compliance Records (TCR) announces the launch of its new Digital Product Passport solution, specifically engineered to meet the stringent requirements of the EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542, providing verifiable and client-owned compliance records.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Clearwater, FL — July 21, 2026 — Trade Compliance Records (TCR), the leading sovereign compliance infrastructure platform, today announced the launch of its new Digital Product Passport solution, specifically engineered to meet the stringent requirements of the European Union's Battery Regulation 2023/1542. This innovative product provides a robust, verifiable, and client-owned mechanism for businesses to demonstrate compliance with the EU's comprehensive new framework for battery sustainability and traceability, effective from August 18, 2024. The EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 introduces unprecedented demands for transparency across the entire battery lifecycle, from sourcing and production to recycling. Companies face significant challenges in aggregating and presenting the vast array of data points required for each battery placed on the EU market, including material composition, carbon footprint, ethical sourcing, and end-of-life management. TCR's Digital Product Passport simplifies this complex data management, offering a streamlined, secure, and auditable solution that mitigates the risk of non-compliance and associated penalties. "The EU Battery Regulation represents a paradigm shift in supply chain transparency, particularly for battery manufacturers and importers," stated Anthony James Peacock, Industrial Infrastructure Architect, LinkDaddy® LLC. "The enforcement risks associated with failing to provide accurate, verifiable Digital Product Passports are substantial, ranging from significant fines to market exclusion. TCR's approach, leveraging sovereign compliance records, provides an essential layer of verifiable data integrity that businesses will need to navigate this new regulatory landscape successfully and avoid costly disruptions." TCR's Digital Product Passport leverages advanced SHA-256 cryptographic records to ensure the immutability and integrity of all compliance data. Each record is cryptographically sealed, creating...