The food business operator whose turnover is more than 12 Lakh and up to 20 Crores within the state is required to obtain the FSSAI State License. We extend our support in obtaining FSSAI State License.
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Required if the turnover is less than 12 lac in a Financial Year & the business is within the state
₹ 2,999/-Government Fee on ActualWhen turnover is more than 12 Lac & upto 20 Crores for retailer/ 30 Crores for wholesalers
₹ 8,499/-Government Fee on ActualFor all cases where turnover exceeds limits prescribed for state License or involved in export.
₹ 11,999/-Government Fee on Actual
Is your food business recently incorporated? If yes, most probably it comes in purview of the State licence granted by FSSAI. Get the applicability check from the experts at Setindiabiz. Food is the basic necessity of life, and wholesome food prepared and stored safely with hygiene when consumed by you will keep you healthy. Thus the food business is regulated by making food licensing mandatory for every food business operator, which falls under the prescribed applicability criteria.
A food state licence is a state-specific licence and is granted by state licencing authority for an FBO having an annual turnover of more than 12 lacs but less than 20 crores (For transporters, the annual turnover limit is 30 crores). According to a new order by the FSSAI dated 11th January, 2023, FSSAI licenses both State and Central will now be auto-renewed for a period of not more than 1 year. However, the order is not clear if the the application of renewal for a period exceeding 1 year can be filed under the existing FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulation anymore.
The Following food business operators need to apply for a State licence with their respective state licencing authorities:
The process starts with the eligibility check of the applicant FBO. In this, the experts at setindiabiz will discuss the nature of the proposed business plan in detail and help you find your eligibility as per your proposed requirements.
Once it is determined that you need food registration. The Setindiabiz team will provide you with a list of documents. Based on the requirement setindiabiz team will help you with draft documents for the necessary signature.
The online filing will be made by filing Form-A at the online portal of FoSCoS. In this course, we will interact with you for OTP.
Once the application is filled and the documents are uploaded in the document section, the payment of the registration fee is made, and a reference number is generated. It is a temporary number to track the status of the application.
The applicant can track the status of the application online. Usually, licencing authorities grant registration within seven days of the application filing, but if they opine for inspection of premises, it will delay the grant of Food registration. On inspection, registering authority may raise the clarification in the application requiring modification, addition or deletion in the application.
The reply to clarification must be filed within 30 days from the date when raising clarification. If not, this will lead to refusal of the application, and a new application needs to be filed. There is no process of refunding the fee. The Setindiabiz team will coordinate with you at the time of such clarification to resolve the same.
On approval of the application, the Registration Certificate and photo ID Card will be issued to the applicant, which has to be displayed at a conspicuous place at the food business premises. Registration certificate has a photo FBO, Q.R. code and 14 digits FSSAI registration number that starts with numeric 2.
The documents required for the grant of FSSAI License are prescribed differently for Non-Manufacturing FBO and for Manufacturing FBO. In the table below, we have categories for the list of documents required. Based on the nature of business, additional documents are needed, and the same is provided separately.
Company Documents
Documents of Directors & Nominee
Proof of Address of Food Business
Note : A nominee is a person responsible for the compliances of Food laws, their rules, and regulations, for the Food Business.
All other documents that is prescribed for non manufacturing or non producing uits and the following additional documents
A nominee is a person responsible for the compliances of Food laws, their rules, and regulations, for the Food Business.
Analysis report (Chemical & Bacteriological) of Vending water to be used as an ingredient in food in a Food Establishments, Club/Canteen or any. The report must be from a recognized public health laboratory. It is required to confirm the potability of water used in food. The water analysis report is to bear the date of collecting the sample and the name of the staff of Lab who collected the sample (It is applicable where water is used as an ingredient)
Recall Plan & Import Export Code (IEC). IEC certificate is a document issued by the Director-General Of Foreign Trade(DGFT).
Import Export Code certificate and Declaration that the applicant shall sell the products meant for export in the domestic market. Further, the export products must meet the standards of importing countries.
Recall Plan
List of Vehicle Registration Numbers
NOC from Manufacturers
Source or procurement plan for milk
Source of Raw Material and NOC from Municipal Corporation /local bod
NOC from Municipal Corporation/local body
Product Product Specification of each product mentioning the ingredients as per applicable Schedule of health supplement products and Nutraceutical in the prescribed format.
Composition of each product as per the prescribed format
Product Approval from FSSAI Hq for each product
Pesticide residues report of water for units engaged in manufacturing packaged drinking water, packaged Mineral water and carbonated water. The report must be from a recognized public health laboratory. It is required to confirm the potability of water used in food. The pesticide residue report is to bear the date of collecting the sample, the name of Lab staff who collected the sample and Source of raw water and the treatment plan.
Timeline : The Licensing Authority issues a license within 60 days of applying a complete application by an FBO. It includes time taken in scrutinization of application and inspection of premises by the concerned authority. This timeline may practically get extended in case of clarification raised in the application by the concerned authority. The applicant receives 30 days to file a reply to the clarification raised in his application. Delay in filing a response by the applicant to resolve the clarification may lead to auto rejection of the application.
Commencement of Business : The licencing authority for food business shall not prohibit the food business operator from commencing its food business where the licencing authority is unable to grant Food licence within 60 days from the date of making a complete application and :
The above provision of commencement of Food business without grant of licence is to curb the delay tactics of the concerned Licensing Authority without any valid reason.
According to a new order by the FSSAI, dated 11th January, 2023, applications filed after the 12th of January, 2023, a Food State License granted these Regulations shall be valid for a period of 1 year only. The validity period of the licence is counted from the date of issue of License and can be au to-renewed for a further period of 1 year at a time subject to the following conditions :
However, the order does not clarify whether an application for renewal can be filed if the following conditions are not satisfied, and or if the applicant seeks a renewal for a period exceeding 1 year.
In an order dated 29th October, 2021, the FSSAI widened the window to file an application for fssai license renewal. According to the window, the window to apply for the renewal of FSSAI license starts 180 days prior to the expiry of the license , and extends upto 180 days after the license expires. The designated officers may order an inspection before renewal if considered necessary for reasons to be recorded in writing. No inspection is required if the Food Business Operator has a valid certificate from an agency accredited by the Food Authority or an accredited food safety auditor, or any other organization notified by FSSAI.
Any renewal application filed within 180 days after the license has expired, will attract the penalties worth :
No renewal application can be filed after the expiry 180 days from the date on which the license originally expired. Further, FBOs shall not be allowed to conduct any food business in the period between the original expiry date till the issuance of renewed license. Any food business conducted in such period will be subject to the penalties and punishment as per Section 63 of FSS Act, 2006.
We offer our services for the grant of a state license at a very reasonable fee. The scope of our services is comprehensive advisory, preparation and filing of application with the FSSAI office and to do the regular follow-up.
The government fee payable for FSSAI State License is paid based on the business activity of the FBO. As the license may be obtained for a period of upto one year, the government fee is calculated accordingly.
| FSSAI State License Government Fee Table | ||
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| Rs. 2000 Per Annum | Rs. 3000 Per Annum | Rs. 5000 Per Annum |
The fee of Rs. 2000 is applicable in general to all the FBO, such as :
| Fee of Rs. 3000/- is applicable in following cases :
| Fee of Rs.5,000 per annum will be applicable in the following cases :
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Note : For FSSAI Registration the Fee prescribed is Rs. 100/- and for FSSAI Central License the prescribed government fee is Rs. 7500/- per annum. The valuation in government fee payable is applicable only in case of State License. The applicant may apply for food registration/licence for a validity period of one year at a time, and they need to pay the government fee accordingly. There is no provision of refund of fees paid by any applicant for a license under any circumstances. Please refer to FSSAI Website/Rules for Complete List.
A food licence is mandatory before the start of the food business. A food business operator carrying on food business without a valid licence may be levied a fine up to Rs 10 lacs or an imprisonment of six months. Still, in some cases where the grievous injury is caused due to unsafe food provided by the FBO, the imprisonment could exceed up to 6 years. Further, If the FBO is found guilty under this Act, all the directors /Partners/Manager/Secretary of the FBO shall also be liable to be proceeded and punished under this Act. Thus, the FBO must procure the required Registration or licence before starting the food business and comply with the conditions imposed therein.
Every FSSAI Licensed FBOs involved in Manufacturing and Importing of Food Products including those engaged in manufacturing of Milk and Milk Products shall furnish online periodic annual returns with effect from FY 2020-21 as per notification dated 18th Dec 2020.
The returns shall be submitted on Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) not beyond 31st May for each year. Every licensee shall file a separate return for each License, i.e. for each food unit. It is immaterial that the same Food Business Operator holds more than one License. From FY 2021-22 onwards, any delay in filing return beyond 31st May of each year shall attract a penalty of Rs 100 per day of delay. However, the maximum penalty levied will not exceed 5 times the actual prescribed government fees.
Exemption From Annual Return under FSSAI :
Applicability Check : The Setindiabiz team will help you check your eligibility regarding your food registration or Food Licence requirement.
Documentation & Application Filing : Once eligibility is finalized, our experts will help you with documentation. We will file an online application after receiving a complete set of documents duly signed by the concerned person and provide you with a reference number to track the application status.
Track Status of Application : We will tracking the status of the application till its disposal by the food licencing authority
