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GB/T 18356-2026Quality requirements for geographical indication products — Moutai (Kweichow Moutai) (English PDF)

地理标志产品质量要求　茅台酒（贵州茅台酒）

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

January 28, 2026

Implementation date

August 1, 2026

Scope

GB/T 18356-2026 is the English-translated version of 地理标志产品质量要求　茅台酒（贵州茅台酒）.

GB/T 18356-2026 is the Chinese national standard covering Moutai as a protected origin product — the defined production area in Renhuai on the Chishui river, the sorghum and wheat used, the twelve-month cycle of repeated fermentation and distillation, the ageing and blending, and the physico-chemical and sensory requirements of the finished spirit.

This is the standard behind the most valuable spirits brand in the world. It replaces GB/T 18356-2007. It was issued on 28 January 2026 and has been in force since 1 August 2026, replacing GB/T 18356-2007.

This page is published from the official record of the 2026 edition; the clause text of a standard this recent is not yet in circulation, and the figures, limits and tables it contains are those of the document itself, delivered in full with the English translation.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS: 67.160.10
Classification: X 61
Replacing: GB/T 18356-2007

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Area of origin
5 Environment of the area of origin
6 Technical requirements
7 Test methods
8 Inspection rules
9 Marking and labelling
10 Packaging, transport and storage
Annex A (normative) Production area of the geographical indication product Guizhou Maotai liquor
Annex B (normative) Production process flow of Guizhou Maotai liquor
Annex C (normative) Operation time model for the brewing production of Guizhou Maotai liquor
Annex D (informative) Flavour profile similarity of Guizhou Maotai liquor
Annex E (informative) Schematic diagram of the aroma characteristic profile of Guizhou Maotai liquor
References

3 Terms and definitions

4 Area of origin

5 Environment of the area of origin

6 Technical requirements

7 Test methods

8 Inspection rules

9 Marking and labelling

10 Packaging, transport and storage

Foreword

This document was issued on 28 January 2026 by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China, and has been in force since 1 August 2026.

It replaces GB/T 18356-2007.

The document is under the responsibility of the China National Intellectual Property Administration.

Classification: ICS 67.160.10, CCS X 61.

3 Classification and status

GB/T 18356-2026 is classified under ICS 67.160.10, in the field of food technology. ICS is the International Classification for Standards, the same scheme used by ISO and by the national bodies of most countries, which is what allows a Chinese standard to be placed beside its foreign counterparts on subject rather than on number.

Its Chinese Standard Classification code is CCS X 61. CCS is the domestic scheme, a letter for the sector and two digits for the subject within it, and it is the code by which the standard is filed and searched in China.

The GB/T prefix marks a recommended national standard. It is not, in itself, law: it becomes binding when a contract names it, when a regulation or a mandatory standard refers to it, or when a producer declares conformity with it. In practice that covers most of the cases in which it will be read — a purchase specification, an inspection agreement or a certification scheme.

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This preview omits tables, figures, formulas and parts of the technical clauses. The complete document — 20 pages — is available in the English PDF.

Editions of GB/T 18356

Edition	Title	Revision	Status
GB/T 18356-2026	Quality requirements for geographical indication products — Moutai (Kweichow Moutai)	current edition	Current
GB/T 18356-2007	Quality requirements for geographical indication products — Moutai (Kweichow Moutai)	previous edition	Superseded

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