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FSSAI Registration and Licensing

Food businesses need the appropriate FSSAI registration or licence for their activities and premises.

  • Classify the activity
  • Confirm the category
  • Compile documents
  • Prepare the application
  • Required Documents
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FSSAI Registration and LicensingLicences and Certifications

Government fees depend on your category, state, turnover and applicant type. We confirm those, and our professional fee, before you commit to anything.

About FSSAI Registration and Licensing

Food businesses need the appropriate FSSAI registration or licence for their activities and premises. The correct route depends on the kind of business and the current eligibility criteria, not simply on a single turnover figure. FoSCoS is the official application platform.

Please note: Under the 2026 framework, FSSAI registrations and licences issued on or after 1 April 2026 have perpetual validity unless suspended, cancelled or surrendered. Ongoing fees and food-safety obligations still need attention. Existing certificates and category migration should be checked on FoSCoS.

What you get

Appropriate food-business authorisation — Apply under the category relevant to the actual activity.
Clear premises coverage — Identify what each registration or licence covers.
Organised safety records — Bring together the supporting operational information.
Compliance planning — Identify labelling, hygiene and return obligations that continue after approval.

Who this is for

  • Identify whether the business manufactures, stores, transports, distributes, imports, sells or serves food.
  • Review each premises, the food categories and the applicable registration, State or Central category.
  • Use the revised 2026 eligibility and validity framework. Older online summaries may no longer describe the current rules.

Documents required

We send this as a single written checklist so you are not chased for documents one at a time.

1Business and applicant — Entity or proprietor records, identity, photograph and authorisation of the responsible person.
2Registered office — Recent utility bill and ownership evidence, with the owner's no-objection letter. Add a lease or rent agreement for rented premises; names and addresses should agree across the records.
3Food activity — Kind of business, food categories, products, capacity, turnover, premises and equipment details appropriate to the activity.
4Technical and safety records — Where applicable: layout, water analysis, food-safety management plan, qualified supervisor details and category-specific declarations. Requirements differ between registration and licence categories.

After the filing

What stays your responsibility once this is done.

  • Follow the licence conditions and applicable hygiene and food-safety standards.
  • Use the correct licence particulars on required business and label records.
  • Review modification before changing products, capacity, premises or the kind of business.
  • Check annual-return applicability and current fee, validity and transition requirements on FoSCoS.

How the process works

  1. 1

    Classify the activity

    Select the correct kind of business and identify premises-specific requirements.

  2. 2

    Confirm the category

    Check the current FoSCoS eligibility matrix and any special activity conditions.

  3. 3

    Compile documents

    Prepare the applicable identity, premises and technical checklist.

  4. 4

    Prepare the application

    Complete the relevant registration or licence application and declarations.

  5. 5

    Submit and respond

    Pay applicable official fees and address authority queries or inspection requirements.

  6. 6

    Review the issued record

    Check the approved activity, premises and conditions and plan ongoing food-safety obligations.

Frequently asked questions

No. The kind of business, scale, premises and special activities can affect the category.

Official sources

What this page is based on. Rules change — these are the authorities to check against.

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