FSSAI Registration

Overview

FSSAI registration is mandatory for anyone involved in the food business. Be it food processing, food manufacturing, packaging, distributing, or selling, you need to get an FSSAI registration to run your business.

The registration/license is issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). This institution monitors food businesses under the guidelines and regulations listed in the FSSAI Act 2006.

Benefits of FSSAI Licence Registration

Apart from the fact that FSSAI registration is mandatory for your food business, getting it also comes with some benefits:

It creates trust and credibility among your customers
The FSSAI logo is widely recognized and hence it can ensure goodwill among consumers
Hygiene and cleanliness are regulated and followed when FSSAI registration is involved
You can create better work policies or improve them through studies that you get access to
New knowledge about the industry is shared with you, which will help you to improve your safety standards and aid you in reaching the standards of international organizations
An FSSAI license is important for importing and exporting food products
FSSAI is mandatory when you sell food products online
FSSAI is also responsible for setting guidelines and procedures for quality assurance of the accredited labs as per ISO17025.

Who Is Required to Apply for FSSAI License?

From hawkers, and home vendors to giant food chains, everyone operating in the food industry needs to register with FSSAI. Irrespective of whether you are operating online or offline or whether you are a local player or into the import or export of food products, you need to register with FSSAI. Based on their size and the places they operate, they have to get one of the 3 types of registration/license that is discussed below.

If your business falls in any one of the below-listed categories, then a food license is mandatory for you:

Procurement
Manufacture
Distribution
Processing
Packaging
Storage
Selling

In other words, an individual or a company that operates with food substances from farm to plate must obtain the FSSAI food license.

Basic FSSAI Registration
Basic FSSAI Registration is mandatory for petty food business operators. It is also recognized as the Basic FSSAI License. The turnover of such business must not go beyond the limit of Rs. 12 lac per annum. A petty retailer shall include hawker, itinerant vendor or temporary stallholder.
FSSAI State License
FSSAI State license is mandatory for business with turnover between Rs. 12 Lac to Rs. 20 Cr. annually or/additionally. The turnover limitation is the same for an FSSAI State trading license or an FSSAI State Manufacturing license
FSSAI Central License
FSSAI Central License is mandatory for business with a turnover above Rs. 20 Cr for Manufacturing or Trading or Storage beyond certain limited as stated by the law.

1) Basic FSSAI License - Fees
Annual turnover below 12 lakhs - 100 Rs
2) State FSSAI License - Fees
Annual turnover above 12 lakhs and below 20 crores - 2000 Rs- or 5000 Rs
3) Central FSSAI License - Fees
Annual turnover above 20 crores - 7500 Rs

Note: Government Fees will be charged once, the documentation is prepared by our team, and this will be separate from order.