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Group 105 - Manufacture of dairy products

PSIC Group 105 covers Manufacture of dairy products. Direct children below it include Processing of fresh milk and cream, Manufacture of infants' powdered milk, and Manufacture of butter, cheese and curd. It clusters...

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Last verified 2026-05-12
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Practical summary

Group 105 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under C Manufacturing > 10 Manufacture of Food Products. This group usually narrows the choice to a small family of classes such as Processing of fresh milk and cream, Manufacture of infants' powdered milk, and Manufacture of butter, cheese and curd. It is useful when two or three neighboring activities look similar but should not be collapsed into one code.

Administrative context

Where this code is used

This group is used when reviewers compare a short list of classes such as Processing of fresh milk and cream, Manufacture of infants' powdered milk, and Manufacture of butter, cheese and curd and need to decide which family is the closest fit. It is common in internal classification review and administrative lookup work.

Selection note

How to choose it

Use this group when the activity sits between similar classes such as Processing of fresh milk and cream, Manufacture of infants' powdered milk, and Manufacture of butter, cheese and curd. The safest choice is the one whose wording matches the actual production, service or operating model most closely.

Official note

Source-backed description

This class includes: Manufacture of fresh liquid milk, pasteurized, sterilized, homogenized and/or ultra heat treated Manufacture of milk-based drinks Manufacture of cream from fresh liquid milk, pasteurized, sterilized, homogenized Manufacture of yoghurt Manufacture of dried or concentrated milk whether or not sweetened Manufacture of milk or cream in solid form Manufacture of butter Manufacture of cheese and curd Manufacture of milk-based drinks Manufacture of whey Manufacture of casein or lactose such as manufacture of ice cream and other edible ice such as sorbet This class excludes: Production of raw milk (cattle, 0141); (sheep, goats, horses, assess, etc. 0142; 0143); Manufacture of non-dairy milk and cheese substitutes, see 1079; Activities of ice cream parlors, see 5610.

FAQ

What does PSIC Group 105 cover?

PSIC Group 105 clusters a smaller family of classes under Manufacture of dairy products and is useful when the business sits between closely related options.

How do I compare Group 105 with sibling groups?

Look at the parent class and the nearby sibling groups. On this page, the most relevant nearby options are 101 Processing and preserving of meat and 102 Processing and preserving of fish,.

Why is Group 105 useful for classification?

It sits at the point where a broad sector is already narrowed enough to compare a small family of similar classes before the final code choice.