Manufacture of dairy products
What this code covers
Use this class for manufacture of dairy products when the main activity includes Manufacture of fresh liquid milk, pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised and/or ultra-heat treated and Manufacture of milk-based drinks. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
No child codes; this is a class-level code.
- manufacture of fresh liquid milk, pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised and/or ultra-heat treated
- manufacture of milk-based drinks
- manufacture of cream from fresh liquid milk, pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised
- manufacture of dried or concentrated milk, whether or not sweetened
- production of raw milk of cattle, see 01.41
- production of raw milk of sheep, goats, horses, asses, camels, etc., see 01.43, 01.44, 01.45
- production of milk-based dietary drinks, see 10.86
- production of dairy-based infant formulae, see 10.86
- Compare with 01.41, 01.43, 01.44 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - manufacture of fresh liquid milk, pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised and/or ultra-heat treated
- - manufacture of milk-based drinks
- - manufacture of cream from fresh liquid milk, pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised
- - manufacture of dried or concentrated milk, whether or not sweetened
- - manufacture of milk or cream in solid form
- - manufacture of butter
- - manufacture of yoghurt
- - manufacture of cheese and curd
- - refining and ageing cheese
- - manufacture of whey
- - manufacture of casein
- - manufacture of lactose-free dairy products
- - manufacture of milk kefir
- - manufacture of lactose and lactose syrup
- - production of raw milk of cattle, see 01.41
- - production of raw milk of sheep, goats, horses, asses, camels, etc., see 01.43, 01.44, 01.45
- - production of milk-based dietary drinks, see 10.86
- - production of dairy-based infant formulae, see 10.86
- - manufacture of cheese substitutes, see 10.89
- - manufacture of fruit kefir and water kefir, see 11.03
- - manufacture of non-dairy milk (e.g. plant-based milk), see 11.07
- - Manufacture of fresh liquid milk, pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised and/or ultra-heat treated
- - Manufacture of milk-based drinks
- - Manufacture of cream from fresh liquid milk, pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised
- - Manufacture of dried or concentrated milk, whether or not sweetened
- - Production of raw milk of cattle
- - Production of raw milk of sheep, goats, horses, asses, camels, etc.
- - Production of milk-based dietary drinks
- - Production of dairy-based infant formulae
What is NACE 10.51 used for?
Use NACE 10.51 for manufacture of dairy products when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for manufacture of dairy products when the main activity includes Manufacture of fresh liquid milk, pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised and/or ultra-heat treated and Manufacture of milk-based drinks. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 10.51?
Typical examples include Manufacture of fresh liquid milk, pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised and/or ultra-heat treated, Manufacture of milk-based drinks, and Manufacture of cream from fresh liquid milk, pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised.
When might 10.51 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to production of raw milk of cattle, see 01.41 and production of raw milk of sheep, goats, horses, asses, camels, etc., see 01.43, 01.44, 01.45.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 10.51?
Compare 10.51 with 01.41 Raising of dairy cattle, 01.43 Raising of horses and other equines, and 01.44 Raising of camels and camelids when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for raising of dairy cattle when the main activity includes Raising and breeding of dairy cattle and/or buffaloes and Production of raw milk from cows or buffaloes. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for raising of horses and other equines when the main activity includes Raising and breeding of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, regardless of the purpose. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for raising of camels and camelids when the main activity includes Raising and breeding of camels (dromedary) and camelids. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for raising of sheep and goats when the main activity includes Raising and breeding of sheep and goats and Production of raw sheep or goat milk. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of homogenised food preparations and dietetic food when the main activity includes Manufacture of foods for particular nutritional uses: and Infant formulae. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of other food products n.e.c. when the main activity includes Manufacture of soups and broths and Manufacture of perishable prepared foods. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of cider and other fruit fermented beverages when the main activity includes Manufacture of fermented but not distilled alcoholic beverages: mead, sake, cider, perry and other fruit wines and Manufacture of wine from raisins. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of soft drinks and bottled waters when the main activity includes Production of natural mineral waters and other bottled waters and Manufacture of soft drinks:. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of ice cream and other edible ice when the main activity includes Manufacture of ice cream and other edible ice (e.g. sorbet). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of manufacture of dairy products and edible ice, including Manufacture of dairy products and Manufacture of ice cream and other edible ice. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 10.51 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 10.51 Manufacture of dairy products.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Low operational impact is expected, but systems should still store the target Rev. 2.1 version explicitly.
Confirm the target version field and update references where Rev. 2.1 is required.