Adding Supply Chain Actors to a Passport

Supply chain actors are the organisations involved in your battery's lifecycle — from raw material extraction to cell manufacturing, assembly, and recycling. The EU Battery Regulation requires you to declare these actors on the passport.

What actors are

An actor is any organisation in the battery's supply chain that plays a role defined by the regulation. Common actor types include:

• Raw material supplier — the source of key materials (cobalt, lithium, nickel, lead).
• Cell manufacturer — the company that produces the battery cells.
• Module/pack assembler — the company that assembles cells into modules or packs.
• Recycler — the designated end-of-life recycler for the battery.

Which actors are required

At minimum, you should declare:

1. The battery manufacturer (this is your own organisation if you are the manufacturer).
2. The cell manufacturer (if different from the battery manufacturer).
3. At least one raw material supplier for a key material.

Declaring more actors improves your compliance strength score.

How to add actors

On the passport detail page (Draft or Active status), scroll to the Supply Chain section:

Editing and removing actors

You can edit or remove actors while the passport is in Draft status. On Active passports, you can add new actors and edit existing actor details, but you cannot remove actors that were present at activation.