EU General Product Safety Regulation Traceability Requirements

GPSR requires every product sold into the EU to carry a batch or serial number a shopper can actually see, and requires every economic operator in the chain to be able to say who supplied it and where it went next.

Why AuthiChain

• The GPSR batch or serial number requirement maps onto the same unit-level identifier a signed AuthiChain record already carries — no second numbering scheme to maintain
• GPSR puts a records-retention duty on every economic operator in the chain, not just the manufacturer; a record any of them can verify offline removes the need for a shared database between suppliers, importers, and distributors
• GPSR does not require blockchain or cryptographic signing — only that a product stays identifiable and traceable. A signed, anchored record is one way to make that identification tamper-evident, not the only way the regulation permits

How it works

Issue a unique identifier per unit, anchor its record on-chain for tamper-evidence, and let anyone verify it with a single scan. Plans start at $49/mo.

FAQ

Does GPSR require blockchain-based traceability?

No — Regulation (EU) 2023/988 requires products to be identifiable via batch or serial number and traceable through supply-chain records. It specifies no particular technology for meeting that duty.

Who is responsible for traceability under GPSR?

Every economic operator in the chain — manufacturer, importer, and distributor — has to be able to identify who supplied a product to them and to whom they supplied it. The regulation has applied since 13 December 2024.