Battery Passport 2027 – second life, new passport & traceability to the original battery | Word/PDF/Excel

Do you have a battery that is due to get a second life – for example, an electric vehicle battery being converted into stationary energy storage? This specialist package helps Swedish battery workshops, second-life operators, manufacturers and system integrators document the critical transition: is the measure merely a repair, or does it constitute preparation for reuse, repurposing or remanufacturing that may require a new digital battery passport linked to the original passport?

From 18 February 2027, EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Article 77, introduces battery passport requirements for batteries for electric vehicles (EV), light-duty vehicles (LDV) and industrial batteries with a capacity exceeding 2 kWh when they are placed on the EU market or put into service. Article 77.7 specifies, among other things, the requirements for a new passport and transfer of responsibility in certain cases of modification and reuse measures. A simple repair does not normally require a new battery passport.

The five work documents

1. Battery intervention – repair, reuse or remanufacture? Describe the actual technical modification, waste status, original category and marketing date. Distinguish a simple repair from repurposing and remanufacturing with a documented manual assessment.
2. Transfer of responsibility and written mandate. Identify the new economic operator, previous responsible operator and any service provider. Document who is responsible for maintaining accurate passport information and who may update it under written mandate in accordance with Articles 77.4 and 77.7.
3. New battery passport linked to the original passport. Collect actual unique IDs and passport URLs, check the relationship to one or more original passports, test the QR link and archive actual registration evidence.
4. Data check in accordance with Annex XIII. Assess category, status, performance data, state of health, public/restricted access, measurement source and update responsibility. Distinguish mandatory data from data points that do not yet need to be filled in.
5. Supplier letter and Go/No-Go. Request missing origin data, previous passports, status certificates and measurement data. Document risks and block internal release until responsibility, passport chain and checks are complete.

Excel workbook with nine tabs

Overview, Cases, Batteries, Interventions, Passport Chain, Data Points, Handover, Verification and Sources. Pre-prepared status lists and formulas track the number of cases, manually assessed passport requirements, complete ID chains and verification deficiencies. For industrial batteries, entering 2.0 kWh or 2.1 kWh correctly indicates whether the capacity threshold of 2 kWh has been exceeded. LDV and electric vehicle batteries are assessed in their own categories.

Excel does not perform an automatic legal classification of the intervention. A status of “documentation complete” does not constitute regulatory approval, CE marking, a registered EU battery passport entry or a claim that the product is safe.

What does Article 77 mean in practice?

EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Article 77 describes both mandatory battery passports from 2027 and special passport management following a change in the battery's use or status. In accordance with Article 77.7, a new battery passport must be linked to the passport or passports of the original batteries after such qualifying measures. A new economic operator may become responsible for the relevant passport data.

Important threshold: The European Commission's FAQ on battery passports explicitly states that a simple repair does not normally require a new passport, but that remanufacturing or a change in use may. A battery that is recycled ceases to have a passport. If an older battery is remanufactured after 18 February 2027, a new passport may be required even if the battery was first placed on the market before then.

Not all data will be mandatory in February 2027

The Commission's current battery passport guidance lists which data points apply to each battery category, with the latest update dated 19 October 2026. For example, information on carbon footprint, recycled content and due diligence applies under other rules coming into force and is not generally required as complete passport data from February 2027. Separate application dates and exemptions must be checked for such data.

Difference from Mallbutiken's broad battery passport package

The existing EU Battery Regulation & Battery Passport 2026/2027 is a broad compliance package covering CE, QR, data and supplier checks. This product is a narrow specialist module for second-life operations – an old battery is modified, a new operator may take over responsibility, and a new passport must, where necessary, have a verifiable link to the original history.

Frequently asked questions

Do we need a new passport when we are only replacing a faulty component?

Normally not solely because of a simple repair. Assess each case individually to determine whether the work actually meets the definitions of remanufacturing or a change in use.

What if an electric vehicle battery becomes stationary energy storage?

This may constitute a change in use, in which case a new battery passport, previous passport link, new economic operator and other product safety and market requirements must be assessed.

Can our IT provider issue the passport for us?

Another operator may be given written mandate to create or update passport information, but this does not automatically change the obligations of the economic operator ultimately responsible. Actual registration must take place in the relevant DPP register in accordance with applicable rules.

Can the Excel file be used to register a battery passport in the EU?

No. Excel is a supporting and control register and lacks an actual DPP connection. Passport IDs, QR codes and evidence must be retrieved from actual systems and verified separately.

What happens to the passport when material is recycled?

Responsibility rules change upon attaining waste status. In accordance with Article 77.8, the battery passport ceases to exist after the battery has been recycled.

Are all documents in English?

No. Five work documents and the Excel workbook are in Swedish, with a Swedish user guide and a separate English user guide. The PDF files are searchable and printable, not interactive fillable forms.

Delivery and source status

Version 1.0. Internal AI-assisted legal source check 9 November 2026. Basis: consolidated EU Regulation 2023/1542, European Commission FAQ and guidance, and EU 2026/1778 on the digital product passport register. No independent external legal review, technical battery certification, CE testing or regulatory registration has been carried out. The product provides administrative documentation support – not a guarantee of lawful or safe marketing.