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:

1. Click Add ActorA form opens for the actor details.

1. Enter actor informationProvide the actor's legal name, country, role in the supply chain (select from the dropdown), and optionally their contact details and certifications.

1. Set the verification levelChoose "Self-declared" (you are declaring the actor based on your own records) or "Document-verified" (you have a supporting document such as an audit certificate). See Document verification vs self-declaration for the difference.

1. SaveThe actor appears in the Supply Chain section of the passport.

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.