How It Works
A visual overview of how a product becomes a verified Digital Product Passport in Pasera — from the brand defining a product, through factories supplying real data, to a consumer scanning the QR code.
The simplified flow is now the default. You name a product and get a provisional passport and QR immediately, then invite your supplier to confirm their country and certificates on the same passport. Production runs, warehouse, and shipments remain available under Advanced when you need batch-level accuracy. The steps below describe the classic flow, which is still fully supported — switch back anytime under Settings → “Passport flow”.
The end-to-end lifecycle
A brand defines a product and a batch, requests data from its factory, the factory (and its sub-suppliers) fill it in, the brand reviews and publishes, and the passport goes live on a QR code.
Your supply chain, mapped
Pasera models the real supplier hierarchy. A single DPP request cascades down the tiers — each supplier only fills the part they’re responsible for, and certificates and facilities are attached at every level.
- Tier 1 — the factory that assembles the finished product.
- Tier 2 — fabric mills, dye houses.
- Tier 3 — yarn spinners, raw-material producers.
When the brand requests data from Tier 1, any linked Tier 2/3 sub-suppliers automatically receive their own request.
From data to a verified passport
The passport isn’t a static form — it’s assembled from the data each party supplies, scored, and cryptographically signed so anyone can verify it.
See PEFCR Methodology and Verification & Trust for the detail behind the scoring and signing.
Who’s involved
- Brand — owns products, sends DPP requests, reviews submissions, and publishes passports. See the Brand Guide.
- Factory / supplier — fills the guided production form, manages certificates, and marks production complete. Always free. See the Factory Guide.
- Sub-suppliers (Tier 2 / 3) — receive and fill their own portion of the chain.
- Agent — a sourcing or factory agent who manages brands and factories on their behalf, proposes orders, and accepts them for a client. See the Agent Guide.
- Consumer / auditor — scans the QR code to view the passport, and can independently verify it’s genuine and unaltered.
Roles at a glance
| Action | Brand | Factory | Agent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Define products | Yes | Proposes products | On behalf of a client brand |
| Open a batch / order | Yes | Proposes an order | Creates, or accepts a factory proposal |
| Fill production data | No | Yes | On behalf of a factory (factory agent) |
| Review & publish the passport | Yes | No | On behalf of a client brand |
| Manage many organizations | No | No | Yes, across its network |
An agent sits above the brand and factory: it can act as either, manage a network of both, and turn a factory’s proposed order into a client brand’s batch. The Agent Guide covers customers, suppliers, proposals, and the customer switcher.
Ready to try it? Start with Getting Started, or the Agent Guide if you manage others.