Class · NACE Rev. 2.1

10.51 Manufacture of dairy products

active

Includes

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

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

Per the official Eurostat correspondence table (NACE Rev. 2 → NACE Rev. 2.1):

NACE Rev. 2 origin	Heading (Rev. 2)	Mapping	Type
10.51	Operation of dairies and cheese making	NACE Rev. 2 class 10.51 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 class 10.51	1:1

Code	10.51
Level	Class
Parent	10.5
Classification	NACE Rev. 2.1
Legal basis	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137
Source	Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform)
Data checked	2026-07-20