A product that still requires further manufacturing or transformation before it is suitable for end-users.
Intermediate product captures the in-between stage: something that is already a product, but still requires further manufacturing or transformation before it is suitable for end-users. It is therefore a supply-chain and product-architecture term at the same time, and not yet the finished market-facing good.
ESPR Article 2 defines intermediate product by the need for further manufacturing or transformation before end-user suitability. That distinction separates chain-position evidence from final-product disclosure and helps prevent upstream product data from being flattened into finished-good claims.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products
a product that requires further manufacturing or transformation such as mixing, coating or assembling to make it suitable for end-users;
Reference: Article 2, point 3
Implementation records should capture the chain-position record, transformation step, manufacturer transfer, finished-product boundary, product identifier, input/output relationship, and evidence that still needs to travel forward after further manufacturing or assembly.
Intermediate product is a chain-position control: the evidence consequence is that upstream manufacturing records can remain attached through transformation without being mistaken for finished-product disclosure or consumer-facing claims.