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Vocabulary Reference

Packaging

class

PPWR Packaging

A packaging item subject to EU Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR). Carrier for the regulation's labelling and DPP data points. Use packagingTier to indicate sales/grouped/transport position; use recyclabilityGrade, oec:recycledContent, oec:Compostability, oec:bioBasedFraction, etc. for the substantive declarations. Standardly identified via gs1:gtin (or AI 8003 GIAI for returnable transport items).

URI:https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/eu/ppwr/Packaging

Upstream alignment

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GS11 termDPP Keystone2 terms

Properties (3)

DescriptionDomainRangeVocabularies
harmonisedSymbol
Harmonised Symbol
URI / code reference of a harmonised PPWR Annex IX symbol that appears on the packaging: material composition pictograms, separate-collection indicators, deposit-return labels, etc. The Commission publishes the symbol catalogue as implementing acts; this property points to the entry.euppwr:Packagingxsd:anyURI
DPP Keystone
packagingTier
Packaging Tier
Indicates whether the packaging is sales (primary), grouped (secondary), or transport (tertiary) per PPWR Article 3.euppwr:Packagingeuppwr:PackagingTier—
recyclabilityGrade
PPWR Recyclability Grade
PPWR Article 4 letter grade (A/B/C). Companion to oec:recyclabilityScore (numeric, JRC-style) and oec:recyclabilityRate (decimal fraction); use the grade for regulatory expression and a score/rate for the underlying methodology output.euppwr:Packagingeuppwr:RecyclabilityGrade—

Vocabulary alignment

Close match
DPP Keystonedppk:Packaging
Broader · upstream
GS1gs1:ReturnablePackageDepositDetails · QA 88% GS1gs1:PackagingMaterialDetails · QA 93%
Narrower · downstream
GS1gs1:PackagingDetails · QA 80%

QA % is the verifier panel's confidence. Curated mappings graded by openai/gpt-oss-20b, verified by qwen/qwen3-32b.

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Subclass Of

gs1:PackagingDetails

Where used

Referenced by other terms (3)

In SHACL shapes (1)

  • PackagingShapetargets

In example documents (4)

Master data & product examples

References

JSON-LD Example 

{
  "@context": "https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/eu/ppwr/ppwr-context.jsonld",
  "type": "Packaging",
  "harmonisedSymbol": "...",
  "packagingTier": "...",
  "recyclabilityGrade": "..."
}