DSTU 4518:2008: Ukraine nutrition label
DSTU 4518:2008, the Ukrainian nutrition label under DSTU 4518:2008, 4 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml, Ukrainian on pack. Generate a compliant label free.
Reviewed against DSTU 4518:2008 · Page updated October 25, 2026
Nutrition labelling requirements in Ukraine
Packaged food sold in Ukraine must carry a nutrition declaration under DSTU 4518:2008. This page covers the Ukraine - DSTU 4518:2008 format: Cyrillic Харчова цінність - diverging from EAEU post-2022. A compliant Ukrainian nutrition label declares 4 mandatory nutrients: енергетична цінність, білки, жири and вуглеводи. Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml, with energy in both kcal and kJ, and sodium rather than salt. The panel is headed "Харчова цінність". Ukrainian is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. NutritionFactLabel builds a print-ready Ukrainian nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Ukraine automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.
Official regulation
Key facts
Ukraine food labelling requirements: Law No. 2639-VIII
Ukraine's main food information law is the Law of Ukraine "On Information for Consumers on Food Products", No. 2639-VIII of 6 December 2018, which took effect on 6 August 2019 and is in force. It brings Ukraine's labelling rules into line with EU Regulation 1169/2011 and covers food for final consumers and catering.
Law No. 2042-VIII, often quoted for labelling, is in fact the law on state control of food and feed legislation. The labelling rules themselves are in Law No. 2639-VIII.
Mandatory information must be accurate and understandable, and covers the food name, ingredients, allergens, net quantity, date marking, storage and use conditions, the responsible food business operator, origin where required, and nutrition information.
Source: Law of Ukraine No. 2639-VIII "On Information for Consumers on Food Products", Verkhovna Rada.
The Ukrainian nutrition declaration
A nutrition declaration is mandatory for foods covered by Articles 23 to 27 of Law No. 2639-VIII, apart from the exemptions in the law. It follows the EU model:
- energy in kJ and kcal; and
- fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt, in grams.
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat, polyols, starch, fibre and qualifying vitamins and minerals may be added voluntarily. Because the format mirrors the EU, an EU-compliant table usually needs only translation to work in Ukraine.
Source: Law of Ukraine No. 2639-VIII.
Ukrainian language and imported foods
Mandatory food information must be in Ukrainian, the state language, which is mandatory. A translation into another language may be added alongside it voluntarily.
For imported food, the importer is the food business operator responsible for the information on the label under Law No. 2639-VIII. Imports must carry the required information in Ukrainian before they reach consumers, typically by adding a Ukrainian label to the original packaging.
Foreign-language text may stay on the pack as long as the mandatory Ukrainian information is complete.
Source: Law of Ukraine No. 2639-VIII, terms.
Enforcement and the role of DSTU 4518:2008
The State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection (Derzhprodspozhyvsluzhba) carries out official controls on food labelling under Ukraine's food legislation, including Law No. 2042-VIII on state control.
DSTU 4518:2008, "Food products. Consumer labelling. General rules", was long used as the national labelling standard. The State Service has explained that national standards are voluntary unless legislation makes them mandatory, and that DSTU 4518:2008 is not aligned with Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
So compliance today rests on Law No. 2639-VIII and other binding legislation, with DSTU 4518:2008 at most a voluntary reference where it does not conflict with the law.
Source: Law of Ukraine No. 2042-VIII on state control, and State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
Sources
Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-04.
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