diff --git a/src/fmu/dataio/dataio.py b/src/fmu/dataio/dataio.py
index c8d1120ec..0f7b47b3d 100644
--- a/src/fmu/dataio/dataio.py
+++ b/src/fmu/dataio/dataio.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from ._metadata import generate_export_metadata
 from ._model import enums, global_configuration
 from ._model.global_configuration import GlobalConfiguration
+from ._model.product import Product
 from ._utils import (
     detect_inside_rms,  # dataio_examples,
     export_file,
@@ -398,6 +399,8 @@ class ExportData:
     # << NB! storing ACTUAL casepath:
     _rootpath: Path = field(default_factory=Path, init=False)
 
+    _product: Optional[Product] = None
+
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         assert isinstance(self.config, dict)
         logger.info("Running __post_init__ ExportData")
diff --git a/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/inplace_volumes.py b/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/inplace_volumes.py
index 3e08daf4f..2f34d2d73 100644
--- a/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/inplace_volumes.py
+++ b/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/inplace_volumes.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 import fmu.dataio as dio
 from fmu.dataio._logging import null_logger
-from fmu.dataio._model.enums import Classification
+from fmu.dataio._model import product
+from fmu.dataio._model.enums import Classification, ProductName
 from fmu.dataio._products.inplace_volumes import InplaceVolumesResult
 from fmu.dataio.export import _enums
 from fmu.dataio.export._decorators import experimental
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         self._dataframe = self._get_table_with_volumes()
         _logger.debug("Process data... DONE")
 
+    @property
+    def _product(self) -> product.InplaceVolumesProduct:
+        """Product type for the exported data."""
+        return product.InplaceVolumesProduct(name=ProductName.inplace_volumes)
+
     @property
     def _classification(self) -> Classification:
         """Get default classification."""
@@ -316,6 +322,8 @@ def _export_volume_table(self) -> ExportResult:
             table_index=_enums.InplaceVolumes.index_columns(),
         )
 
+        edata._product = self._product
+
         volume_table = pa.Table.from_pandas(self._dataframe)
         absolute_export_path = edata.export(volume_table)
 
diff --git a/src/fmu/dataio/providers/objectdata/_base.py b/src/fmu/dataio/providers/objectdata/_base.py
index cb965f39c..4dc1ef226 100644
--- a/src/fmu/dataio/providers/objectdata/_base.py
+++ b/src/fmu/dataio/providers/objectdata/_base.py
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@
 
 from fmu.dataio._definitions import ConfigurationError, ValidFormats
 from fmu.dataio._logging import null_logger
-from fmu.dataio._model.data import (
-    AnyData,
-    Time,
-    Timestamp,
-)
+from fmu.dataio._model.data import AnyData, Time, Timestamp
 from fmu.dataio._model.enums import Content
 from fmu.dataio._model.global_configuration import (
     GlobalConfiguration,
@@ -83,7 +79,7 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
             metadata[usecontent] = getattr(
                 content_model.content_incl_specific, usecontent, None
             )
-        metadata["product"] = None
+        metadata["product"] = self.dataio._product
         metadata["tagname"] = self.dataio.tagname
         metadata["format"] = self.fmt
         metadata["layout"] = self.layout
diff --git a/tests/test_export_rms/test_export_rms_volumetrics.py b/tests/test_export_rms/test_export_rms_volumetrics.py
index 01e71c19b..c05e6ebc2 100644
--- a/tests/test_export_rms/test_export_rms_volumetrics.py
+++ b/tests/test_export_rms/test_export_rms_volumetrics.py
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 
 from fmu import dataio
 from fmu.dataio._logging import null_logger
+from fmu.dataio._model.enums import ProductName
 from fmu.dataio._products.inplace_volumes import (
+    SCHEMA,
+    VERSION,
     InplaceVolumesResult,
     InplaceVolumesResultRow,
     dump,
@@ -582,3 +585,15 @@ def test_that_required_columns_one_to_one_in_enums_and_schema() -> None:
         if field_info.is_required():
             schema_required_fields.append(field_name)
     assert set(_enums.InplaceVolumes.required_columns()) == set(schema_required_fields)
+
+
+def test_product_in_metadata(exportvolumetrics):
+    """Test that the product is set correctly in the metadata"""
+
+    out = exportvolumetrics._export_volume_table()
+    metadata = dataio.read_metadata(out.items[0].absolute_path)
+
+    assert "product" in metadata["data"]
+    assert metadata["data"]["product"]["name"] == ProductName.inplace_volumes
+    assert metadata["data"]["product"]["file_schema"]["version"] == VERSION
+    assert metadata["data"]["product"]["file_schema"]["url"] == SCHEMA
diff --git a/tests/test_units/test_dataio.py b/tests/test_units/test_dataio.py
index e89a4e362..181d7d448 100644
--- a/tests/test_units/test_dataio.py
+++ b/tests/test_units/test_dataio.py
@@ -1135,6 +1135,13 @@ def test_alias_as_none(globalconfig2, regsurf):
     assert meta["data"]["alias"] == [name]
 
 
+def test_product_not_present_in_generated_metadata(globalconfig1, regsurf):
+    """Test that data.product is not set for regular exports through ExportData"""
+
+    meta = ExportData(config=globalconfig1, content="depth").generate_metadata(regsurf)
+    assert "product" not in meta["data"]
+
+
 def test_ert_experiment_id_present_in_generated_metadata(
     fmurun_w_casemetadata, monkeypatch, globalconfig1, regsurf
 ):