Ecodesign and energy labelling

The EU Commission introduced ecodesign and energy labelling regulations for household tumble dryers in 2012 to support energy and resource efficiency. The legislation was estimated to save 10 billion kWh per year already by 2020. 

To update the regulation requirements in line with market and technology development, new legislation with new requirements was applied stepwise from the 12^th of December 2023 until the 1^st of January 2027.  

• The ecodesign regulation sets minimum requirements for energy efficiency, condensation efficiency, resource efficiency concerning spare parts and information requirements. Non-compliant products must not be placed on the EU market.  
  • In November 2025, regulation (EU) 2025/2262 was published amending the tumble dryer ecodesign regulation (EU) 2023/2533. Main changes were: 
    • Motor capacitor added as spare part 
    • Repair instructions for spare parts available for professional repairers only are not anymore required to be on a free access website 
    • The term “commonly available tools” is replaced by the term “tools that are not proprietary tools”. This adds more clarity since there is no definition for “commonly available tools”, and instead a definition for ‘proprietary tools’ has been added in the new text.
    • The final moisture content shall not be declared anymore 
    • To ensure clarity, additional definitions have been added to Annex I. 
• The energy labelling regulation specifies the product information for consumers by specifying energy labels, product information sheets, promotional material, and information in physical stores and online shops as well as on the EPREL product database. 
  • In November 2025, regulation (EU) 2025/1353 was published amending the tumble dryer energy labelling regulation (EU) 2023/2534 by introducing repairability information requirements, including a repairability class on the energy label from the 1^st of January 2027 onwards, as well as several smaller adjustments and clarifications regarding product information, technical documentation and verification procedures. The changes are reflected in these guidelines. 
    
     

Who is responsible for the compliance of products with the regulations? 

You are responsible for complying with the ecodesign and energy labelling regulation, if you are  

• A manufacturer in the EU producing products for the EU market. 
• An authorised representative in the EU, who acts on behalf of a company outside of the EU. 
• An importer, who imports products into the EU and places them on the EU market.  
• A dealer who sells the product under its own brand.