FSSAI Registration (Food License)
Rs 499/- only
(Professional Fees)
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Documents Needed for FSSAI Registration (Food License)
Proprietorship / Individual
- PAN card of the owner
- Aadhar card of the owner
- Shop Act License / MSME Registration
- Photograph of the owner
- Business Address proof -
- Own / Close Relative Property (Latest Electricity Bill / Property Tax Bill with NOC)
- Rental Property (Latest Electricity Bill / Property Tax Bill of Owner with Registered Rent Agreement)
Partnership
- PAN card & Partnership deed of Partnership Firm
- PAN Card and Aadhar Card of all partners
- Shop Act License / MSME Registration
- Photograph of all partners
- Business Address proof -
- Partner’s Own Property (Latest Electricity Bill / Property Tax Bill with NOC)
- Rental Property (Latest Electricity Bill / Property Tax Bill of Owner with Registered Rent Agreement)
Pvt Ltd Company
- PAN card of the Company
- PAN Card and Aadhar Card of Directors
- Certificate of incorporation, MOA & AOA of the Company
- Photograph of all directors
- Business Address proof -
- Director’s Own Property (Latest Electricity Bill / Property Tax Bill with NOC)
- Rental Property (Latest Electricity Bill / Property Tax Bill of Owner with Registered Rent Agreement)
LLP
- PAN card of LLP
- PAN Card and Aadhar Card of Partners
- Certificate of Incorporation, LLP Agreement
- Photograph of all partners
- Business Address proof -
- Partner’s Own Property (Latest Electricity Bill / Property Tax Bill with NOC)
- Rental Property (Latest Electricity Bill / Property Tax Bill of Owner with Registered Rent Agreement)
Steps Involved in FSSAI Registration (Food License) in India
The process for registering a FSSAI (Food License) in India involves simple three steps…
Documentation
Gathering all the necessary documents
Form Filling
Filling up all the necessary forms and attaching required documents
Uploading Documents
Application for Certificate by submitting Final Documentations
Timeline for GST Registration in India
It takes 7 working days (approx) after receiving all the documentation to complete FSSAI Registration (Food License) procedure. Timeline may vary depending on replies from FSSAI department.
- Rs. 499/- Only
(Professional Fees)
Frequently Asked Questions
Customer satisfaction
Legal Advantage
Every FBO is legally required to get registration under FSSAI and if avoided you may have to pay the legal penalty for this. The actual cost which is required to pay to get the license is less than what you will have to pay for it as the penalties if you are caught.
Business Reputation
The Food license to the factories helps them to make a food reputation in the society by serving good quality food production with proper hygiene and usage of “FSSAI” logo on their product.
Food Safety
The Act has prescribed certain rules and regulations in order to maintain the food safety. This ensures that customer gets the food products which are not adulterated and proper care has been taken in the whole process.
Food License can be taken for a period ranging from 1 year to 5 years. The same is selected while filing online and the government fees may vary depending upon the time period selected.
Basic FSSAI Registration:
FSSAI Basic registration is required by all petty food business operator who are engaged in manufacturing or selling food by himself or a petty retailer, hawker, sweets shops, juice stall or temporary/permanent stall holder, home based canteens, re-packers, dhabas, food stalls in fairs or gatherings having annual turnover of less than 12 lakhs ; or Small Business Food Industries or vendors having annual turnover of less than 12 lakhs and satisfy the following condition :
| S.No | Business | Capacity |
| 1 | Production of food capacity (other than milk and meat production) | Up to 100 kg/ltr per day |
| 2 | Procurement, handling and collection of milk | Up to 500 ltr per day |
| 3 | Slaughtering capacity | 2 large animals or 10 small animals or 50 poultry birds per day or less |
FSSAI State License:
If the Food Business Operator does not fall into the criteria of Basic Registration and if annually turnover of the business is between 12 lakhs to 20 crores then the food business operator shall apply for the State license.
| S.No | Business | Capacity |
| 1 | Dairy Units including Milk Chilling Units | 501 – 50,000 Ltrs of Milk per day 2.5 MT – 2500 MT of Milk Solids per annum |
| 2 | Vegetable Oil Processing Units | 0-2 MT per day |
| 3 | Slaughtering House | Large Animals: 3 to 50 Small Animals: 11 to 150 Poultry Birds: 51 to 1000 |
| 4 | Meat Processing | Upto 500 Kg Meat per day or Upto 150 MT Meat per annum |
| 5 | All Food Manufacturing/ Processing units other than Dairy Units, Vegetable Oil, Meat Processing and Slaughtering Houses | Production Capacity: 101 Kgs/Ltrs – 1 MT per Day All Grains, Cereals, Pulses Milling units without any limit on Production Capacity. |
| 6 | Storage – Cold/Refrigerated | Storage Capacity Upto 10,000 MT |
| 7 | Storage – Atmospheric Controlled + Cold | Storage Capacity Upto 1,000 MT |
| 8 | Storage Without Atmospheric Controlled + Cold | Storage Capacity Upto 50,000 MT |
| 9 | Transporter (having a number of specialised vehicles like insulated refrigerated van/wagon, milk tankers etc.) | Upto 100 Vehicles and Turnover upto Rs. 30 Crores per annum |
| 10 | Wholesaler | Turnover upto Rs. 30 Crores per annum |
| 11 | Distributor | Turnover upto Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 12 | Supplier | Turnover upto Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 13 | Retailer | Turnover upto Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 14 | Marketer | Turnover upto Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 15 | Hotel | One Star, Two Star or Hotel without Star Rating by Ministry of Tourism Three Star and Four Star |
| 16 | Restaurant and Bars | Turnover upto Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 17 | Club/Canteen | Turnover More than Rs 12 Lacs per annum |
| 18 | Caterer | Turnover upto Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 19 | Food Vending Agencies | Upto 100 Vending Machines in only one State/UT |
| 20 | Dhaba, Boarding houses serving food, Banquet halls with food catering arrangements, Home Based Canteens/ Dabba Wallas, Permanent/ Temporary stall Holder, Food stalls/ Arrangements in religious gatherings/ fairs etc | Turnover more than Rs. 12 Lacs per annum |
| 21 | Mid day Meal Caterer | Turnover upto Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 22 | Mid Day Meal Canteen | Turnover More than Rs 12 Lacs per annum |
Central Registration:
Food Business Operators having annual turnover of the business more of 20crores, then the food business operator is required to apply for the Central License.
| S.No | Business | Capacity |
| 1 | Dairy Units including Milk Chilling Units | More than 50,000 Ltrs of Milk per day More than 2500 MT of Milk Solids per annum |
| 2 | Vegetable Oil Processing Units | More than 2 MT per day |
| 3 | Slaughtering House | Large Animals: More than 50 Small Animals: More than 150 Poultry Birds: More than 1000 |
| 4 | Meat Processing | More than 500 Kg Meat per day or More than 150 MT Meat per annum |
| 5 | All Food Manufacturing/ Processing units other than Dairy Units, Vegetable Oil, Meat Processing and Slaughtering Houses | Production Capacity: More than 2 MT per day. No Grains, Cereals or Pulses Milling Units |
| 6 | Proprietary Food, Novel Food | No restriction on production capacity |
| 7 | Storage – Cold/Refrigerated | Storage Capacity of More than 10,000 MT |
| 8 | Storage – Atmospheric Controlled + Cold | Storage Capacity of More than 1,000 MT |
| 9 | Storage Without Atmospheric Controlled + Cold | Storage Capacity of More than 50,000 MT |
| 10 | Transporter (having a number of specialised vehicles like insulated refrigerated van/wagon, milk tankers etc.) | More than 100 Vehicles and Turnover more than Rs. 30 Crores per annum |
| 11 | Wholesaler | Turnover more than Rs. 30 Crores per annum |
| 12 | Distributor | Turnover more than Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 13 | Supplier | Turnover more than Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 14 | Retailer | Turnover more than Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 15 | Marketer | Turnover more than Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 16 | Hotel | Five Star and Above |
| 17 | Restaurant and Bars | Turnover more than Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 18 | Caterer | Turnover more than Rs. 20 Crores per annum |
| 19 | Food Vending Agencies | More than 100 Vending Machines and/or located in two or more States/UTs |
| 20 | Importers/Exporters | Importing/Exporting any type of food product with no limit on the capacity |
| 21 | Mid day Meal Caterer | Turnover More than Rs 20 Crores per annum |
| 22 | Mid Day Meal Canteen | Turnover More than Rs 12 Lacs per annum |
| 23 | E-Commerce | No limit on Capacity or Turnover |
FSSAI stands for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. It is an agency of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
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