For small size food manufacturers
| Government Fee | 100.00 |
| Professional Fee | 3,179.00 |
| Goods and Service Tax | 720.00 |
| Total Cost | 3,999.00 |
*Registration will be valid for the period of one year.
For small to medium food business operators and manufacturers
| Consultancy | Free |
| Government Fee | Rs 5,000 |
| Professional Fees | Rs 3,389 |
| Goods & Service Tax | Rs 610 |
| Total Cost (State) | Rs 8,999 |
*The government fee may differ for restaurants, hotels, millers, milk processing units and food manufacturers.
*License will be valid for the period of one year.
For food operators that are export oriented
| Consultancy | Free |
| Government Fee | Rs 7,500 |
| Professional Fees | Rs 7,203 |
| Goods & Service Tax | Rs 1,296 |
| Total Cost (Central) | Rs 15,999 |
*License will be valid for the period of one year.
Latest color passport size photograph is required
Aadhar card / Voter ID of the owner
PAN card of the owner
Latest utility bill(water/electricity/gas)
Only in case of turnover exceeds 18 or 19 crore
Only in case of a central license
Dedicated FPO search and eligibility check for you
We will provide you with the acknowledgement challan
GST registration certificate with ARN and GSTIN number
Every business deal with the food activities is required to apply for either simple FSSAI registration or FSSAI license. The different type of FSSAI licenses based on business turnover, type of activity and scale of business.
FSSAI State License- This type of FSSAI license is required for the medium size companies with annual turnover of Rs.12 crores to 20 crores.
FSSAI Central License- This license is required for the typically large size businesses which have an annual turnover above Rs.20 crores. Also, in case of food products supply at the government offices or import-export of food products, the central license is applicable.
The FSSAI registration or FSSAI license:
FSSAI registration or license number is a 14 digits number which is required to obtain by every food business operation. This registration number bearing the information of registration or license details of the manufacturer. The format of registration number read as:
The applicability of FSSAI registration is not limited to food manufacturers. It is applicable to all small operators who manufacture store, distribute food. Even the restaurants and street food vendors come under the scope of FSSAI registration.
FSSAI refers to a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India which established to improve the hygiene and quality of the food. Whereas, FDA works to ensure the safety of the food as well as medical products. So, there is no such difference in FASSAI and FDA. In fact FDA is a helping hand of FSSAI.
Any business activity deals with food needs to get an FSSAI registration. The purpose of the registration is just to ensure that the food is hygienic and clean.
FSSAI registration/ license including state and a central license issued by the FSSAI authority with the validity of minimum one year to maximum 5 years. The registration/ license required to be renewed within 30 days from the date of expiry.
According to the packaging and labelling provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act India (FSSAI), 2006, it is necessary for every food business operator to print an FSSAI registration number or license number and FSSAI logo on the packaging of the food products.
FSSAI registration and license, both are governed by the Food Safety and Standards Regulation. Every food business operator required to obtain either FSSAI registration or FSSAI license.
FSSAI registration is required for the small food business operators with maximum annual turnover of Rs.12 lakhs.
FSSAI license is required for mid and large sized food businesses. FSSAI state license applies to mid-sized companies with annual turnover between Rs.12 to 20 crores. Whereas FSSAI central license applies to large food businesses with annual turnover above Rs. 20 crores.
If the renewal application has been filed later than the 30 days, but before the expiry date, the renewal request can be considered if accompanied by a late fee of Rs.100 per day of delay.
If renewal of FSSAI registration or license has not been applied even beyond the 30 days of the registration, then such registration will expire. In order to restart the business, the food operator will have to apply for a fresh registration.
In case of multiple warehouses, a single license can be applicable provided all the warehouses should be in the same campus address. You need to apply for different license for each of the warehouses when warehouses are at different locations even if they are in the same city.
No, the whole FSSAI registration process is online. You can send the scanned copy of all the required documents via e-mail. All the forms and documents are filed electronically and even signed digitally. The FSSAI online registration makes the process more easier.
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