China is a big consumer of imported dairy products, and the scale of imports has been in a stage of continuous growth. Today, let’s look at the standardized declaration of dairy products.


Milk and milk powder are the new force of imported milk products, and milk and its products are one of the important sources of protein and vitamins in the diet. According to the classification principle, raw milk (with no additives or additives in accordance with the notes in Chapter 04) is classified in Chapter 04, general infant milk powder is classified in Chapter 19, and special formula milk powder such as milk protein deep hydrolysis formula infant milk powder is in Chapter 22.

Next, we will use skimmed milk and infant formula milk powder as examples to explain the matters needing attention in the standard declaration.


1. Sugar-free skimmed milk

Sugar-free skimmed milk, tax number 04011000, declaration elements: 1. Product name; 2. Preparation or preservation method (concentration and addition of sugar or other sweet substances); 3. Fat content (by weight); 4. Ingredient content; 5. Packaging Specification (such as 1L/box); 6. Brand

2. Infant formula milk powder

According to its characteristic, it is divided into normal formula milk powder and special formula milk powder. Compared with normal infant formula milk powder, special formula milk powder is produced based on the special physiological needs of specific subjects, such as lactose deep hydrolysis formula infant milk powder (which is a kind of allergy-free formula milk powder). We compare the declaration elements of normal infant formula and special infant formula as follows:

Normal infant formula milk powder, tax number 19011010, declaration elements: 1. Product name; 2. Ingredient content; 3. Use (for infants and young children/applicable age); 4. Packaging specifications; 5. Brand (Chinese and foreign names).

Special infant formula milk powder, tax number 21069090, declaration elements: 1. Product name; 2. Ingredient content; 3. Packaging specifications; 4. Brand.

The difference in declaration elements between the two tax numbers is more obvious:

Normal infant formula milk powder (19011010) has clear declaration requirements for use and brand elements;

Special formula milk powder for infants and young children (21069090) does not require application elements, and under brand elements, it is not required to declare Chinese and foreign brands at the same time.

These are the knowledges of standard declaration of dairy products. Did you get it?

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