Claring™
The battery passport, arranged — without it becoming your job.
+31 85 401 18 62info@claring.nlDigital battery passport for light electric vehicles. Mandatory from February 2027. We know exactly which data the law requires, we know the data model behind it, and we draw up and maintain your battery passports for you: the data recorded once per battery model, and every battery gets its own passport with a QR code. Without a passport, a battery may no longer be placed on the market from February 2027.
The battery passport explained in under five minutes
What the battery passport is and what must be ready by 18 February 2027
What it is
The battery passport follows from the European Battery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542). A European regulation applies directly, without national implementing legislation: the obligation takes effect on 18 February 2027.
The battery passport is an electronic dossier that belongs to each individual battery. It contains data about the battery model, which is identical for all batteries of that model, and data about the individual battery. It describes what the battery is, what it is made of, how it performs, and what must happen to it at the end of its life. The passport can be consulted online via a QR code on the battery, which links to a unique code for that battery, and is notified to the EU register.
From 18 February 2027 it is mandatory for batteries of light electric vehicles — referred to in the regulation as "LMT". These are vehicles with a battery of no more than 25 kilograms: electric scooters, mopeds, and comparable light vehicles.
Who is responsible
The passport is a self-declaration. There is no authority that assesses or approves it. Whoever places the battery on the EU market must ensure that the information in the passport is accurate, complete and up to date — as stated in the regulation (Article 77(4)). For an importer, that means: you are responsible, even if the manufacturer is based outside the EU and the data comes from them. If you purchase from a European subsidiary of the brand, the responsibility lies there.
Accurate means: the values are correct — and you can show for each field where they come from. Complete means: all fields are addressed, and whatever remains empty is visibly empty, with the reason given. Up to date means: the passport is kept up to date for as long as you sell.
What must be ready by 18 February 2027
Every battery you place on the market from 18 February 2027 must have a passport. For every battery model, the model data must then be fixed and published, and every battery gets its own code and QR linking to its passport. The passport is notified to the EU register. Complete means: all mandatory fields addressed, with data you can substantiate. For a new model, the model data is ready before the first battery is sold.
What does not apply to you
The battery regulation covers all batteries, from button cells to grid storage. Much of what is written about it concerns other categories or later dates. For LMT importers, the position in 2027 is:
- Batteries above 25 kilograms fall into a different category with their own rules. If you import those as well, that is a separate exercise.
- Recycled content — the share of recovered cobalt, lithium, and nickel — need not be declared for LMT until 18 August 2033.
- Due diligence (investigating the origin of raw materials in the supply chain) does not apply to undertakings with a turnover below €40 million that are not part of a larger group.
- Carbon footprint — the CO₂ emissions over the battery's life cycle — does not become mandatory for LMT until August 2028.
The 49 fields: 37 model-specific, 12 per battery
The battery passport consists of 49 fields. Thirty-seven of these are tied to the battery model and are recorded once per model. The remaining twelve belong to the individual battery; some of them change during use.
From dataset to QR code on the battery
The steps — and who carries out each one
The working database
Your documents read out, every field filled or visibly empty, with the source of each value.
Us, at your table
Create a unique code
A unique code per battery: the model code as anchor plus your factory's serial number.
Us, with your factory
Publish
We upload the dataset to the location the code points to.
We upload · hosting in your name
Register in the EU register
Code and location of the passport, with your eIDAS seal.
You, with your own seal — we prepare it and guide you through it
Create the QR
One QR per battery, linking to its passport; for each shipment we supply the series as a print file.
Us
QR on the battery
When the shipment arrives, the QR goes on every battery, before sale.
You, in your own process
Maintain
New obligations, corrections, new shipments — ongoing.
Us, for as long as you are a client
What we do
Claring™ makes sure that, as an importer, you can show for every battery that its passport is accurate, complete and up to date, and keeps it that way for you.
You supply what you have: the documentation that comes with your shipments, and the data you already know — warranty, spare parts, markings. You do not need to look for anything more.
We determine per field where the answer comes from, retrieve what is missing, and record the source for each piece of data. If something is held only by the manufacturer, we request it — in the correct form, with reference to what he is obliged to provide.
You receive per battery model a complete dossier. The passports of your batteries are published with a hosting provider and are ready for submission to the EU register. That submission is made using your own electronic seal (eIDAS); we prepare the submission and guide you through it. Additionally an overview of what applies now and what is still to come, and a point of contact whenever something changes in the regulation. In short: a passport where you can show for every field where the value comes from — traceable, from document to register. You vouch for your passport; we make sure you can.
After delivery we keep the dossier up to date and you receive per model a Battery Card: one page with what is in the battery and how to handle it, for dealers, warehouse staff and emergency services.
What you do not need to do: work out which of your documents count, which fields the manufacturer must supply, and which obligations do and do not apply to you. That is precisely the work you are outsourcing.
Contact
+31 85 401 18 62info@claring.nlWe speak English and Dutch.
Claring™ is a brand of GlenDigital
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