Quality Control

The Quality Control department carries out the regulatory function of the Board. This is done through working with processors, retailers, distributors and producers of milk and dairy products. The Department also regulates the import and export of dairy products.

These information contained in the following documents will help individuals, investors and companies who would like to: Export/Import milk, Applying for License and Renewing Licenses

Distribtion of information without consent of Eswatini Dairy Board or misuse will result in legal action taken accordingly.

The table below shows the charges according to the legal notice number 27 of 2011.

Products IMPORT LEVY (% of the Invoice Value)
FULL CREAM MILK UHT/ FLAVOURED MILK 10
LOW FAT UHT 10
FRESH FULL CREAM MILK, LOW FAT OR SKIM MILK 12
FERMENTED MILK/EMASI/BUTTERMILK 12
FRESH/SOUR OR UHT 10
YOGHURT/SIP/BUTTERMILK POWDER 10
MARGARINE 10
CONDENSED MILK 10
DESSERT/MIXTURES/DAIRY POWDER BLENDS 10
BABY FORMULAS 10
MILK SUBSTITUTES 10
FULL CREAM MILK POWDER 10
SKIM MILK POWDER 10
WHEY 10
CHEESE(CHEDDAR, GOUDA, OR OTHER) AND CURD 10
BUTTER 10
EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INLCUDED IN THE TARRIF BOOK 10
HONEY(ARTIFICIAL) 10
ICE CREAM AND OTHER EDIBLE ICE, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING COCOA 10

The table below shows the schedule of controlled goods.

PRINCIPAL ACT : DAIRY ACT, NUMBER 28 OF 1968

REGULATIONS : DAIRY REGULATIONS OF 1941

LEGAL NOTICES : LEGAL NOTICE NO. 27 OF 2011

# Description HS classificationChapter Heading or Subheading Measure(kg/Ltr) Comments
1 MILK AND CREAM, NOT CONCENTRATED NOR CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR OTHER SWEETENING MATTER.

Full cream milk UHT / Flavoured milk; Low fat milk; Fresh full cream milk; Low fat; Skim milk

 04 04.01 kg
2 MILK AND CREAM, CONCENTRATED OR CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR OTHER SWEETENING MATTER. Condensed milk; Full cream milk powder; Skim milk powder 04 04.02 kg
3 BUTTERMILK, CURDLED MILK AND CREAM, YOGHURT, KEPHIR AND OTHER FERMENTED OR ACIDIFIED MILK AND CREAM, WHETHER OR NOT CONCENTRATED OR CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR OTHER SWEETENING MATTER OR FLAVOURED OR CONTAINING ADDED FRUIT, NUTS OR COCOA: Fermented milk / Emasi Butter milk; Fresh / sour cream; or UHT; Yoghurt / Sip; Buttermilk powder 04 04.03 kg
4 WHEY, WHETHER OR NOT CONCENTRATED OR CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR OTHER SWEETENING MATTER; PRODUCTS CONSISTING OF NATURAL MILK CONSTITUENTS, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR OTHER SWEETENING MATTER, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED: Whey 04 04.04 kg
5 BUTTER AND OTHER FATS AND OILS DERIVED FROM MILK; DAIRY SPREADS: Butter Other fats and oils derived from milk Dairy spreads 04 04.05 kg
6 CHEESE AND CURD Cheese (cheddar; Gouda; other) Curd 04 04.06 kg
7 NATURAL HONEY Natural honey 04 04.09 kg
8 EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED: Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 04 04.10 kg
9 Margarine Margarine 15 15.17 kg
10 ARTIFICIAL HONEY, WHETHER OR NOT MIXED WITH NATURAL HONEY: Artificial honey 17 2Ex-17.02 kg
11 FOOD PREPARATIONS OF GOODS OF HEADINGS 04.01 TO 04.04, NOT CONTAINING COCOA OR CONTAINING LESS THAN 5 PER CENT BY MASS OF COCOA CALCULATED ON A TOTALLY DEFATTED BASIS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED: Baby formulas Dairy desserts Dairy mixtures Dairy blends 19 Ex-19.01 kg
12 ICE CREAM AND OTHER EDIBLE ICE, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING COCOA: Ice cream and other edible ice 21 21.05 kg
13 FOOD PREPARATIONS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED: Milk alternatives and substitutes (e.g. Cremora etc;) Dairy alternatives and substitutes 21 21.06 kg