Get licensed. Stay licensed.

We get your food business the right FSSAI licence — with both fees upfront, filed on your own login — and keep it valid all year, so you can grow without worrying about the inspector.

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No more renewalsLicences are perpetual since 10.03.2026

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You need

FSSAI Registration

2026 table

Turnover up to ₹1.5 crore a year.

Government fee₹100a year, paid to FSSAI

Our fee₹4,500one-time, plus GST

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Per FSSAI’s table updated 01.04.2026. We confirm your kind of business before filing.

Form D-1 · due 31 MayMiss it and the licence is suspended

Government fee paid by you, directly to FSSAI — never through us
Filed under your own FoSCoS login, so the licence is always yours
Every rule on this site tied to the regulation it comes from

Both fees on the pageOurs and the government’s, on separate lines

Your login, your licenceFiled on your FoSCoS account — never ours

After the certificateFees, returns and tests tracked for you

Food regulation onlyNo tax filings, no trademarks — just FSSAI

What’s at stake

One missed step can stop your business.

Every section explained

Deemed suspended — without notice

Miss the annual fee or a required return and the licence is treated as suspended. You may not trade until it’s put right.

Reg. 2.1.7(2) · Reg. 2.1.13

A label that fails

One missing element makes a product misbranded — a penalty of up to ₹3 lakh, and a reprint of every pack.

FSS Act s.52

The wrong licence

Trading on the wrong tier or kind of business is trading without a licence: up to 6 months and ₹5 lakh.

FSS Act s.63

These are the maximums the Act allows, not predictions. The adjudicating officer weighs the gain, the harm and whether it repeats (s.49).

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Form D-1 — the annual return — is due 31 May. If your kind of business files it, missing it is one of the two things that can leave a licence deemed suspended without any notice. FSS (Licensing & Registration) Amendment Regulations 2026, gazette 10.03.2026 · annual return under the Licensing & Registration Regulations

What Form D-1 asks for

With your file kept

What changes when your file is kept.

From hoping nobody checks to ready whenever they do.

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Trade from day one

The right licence for what you actually do, filed first time on your own login.

Never lose it to a date

Every fee, return and test on a calendar someone else is watching.

Labels that pass before print

Every pack checked against the rules before the printer — not after an officer reads it.

Inspections become routine

The folder an officer asks for, ready and current, whenever they walk in.

Room to grow

New outlets, new states, marketplaces, imports and exports — without starting from zero.

Your guide

You run the business. We’ll handle FSSAI.

Nobody opens a kitchen, a bakery or a factory to read gazette notifications. If a letter from the food safety office has ever made your stomach drop, you’re not alone — most filing services sell you a certificate and leave you on your own after it.

An honest food business should never be shut down by paperwork.

Regulatory experience from the government side
FoodRaksha is built on hands-on experience of how food regulation is administered — not just how forms are filled.
Every answer traced to the rule
A working library of more than two hundred FSSAI regulations, gazettes, orders and notices, read and indexed.
Both fees published
Our fee and the government’s, on separate lines, on every page — before you talk to anyone.
Built for after the certificate
Our own compliance software, training module and one team that keeps your file current.

Why FoodRaksha

Three things no filing service has.

Most FSSAI services end at the certificate. Ours is built for the years after it — software, training and one team that stays.

The regulatory OS

FoodRaksha OS

Our own compliance software, built from FSSAI’s regulations, gazettes and orders. It runs your file so nothing depends on someone remembering.

Licence standing — subsisting, at risk or suspended
Every obligation dated, with the rule behind it
Label, claims and penalty-exposure checks
A monthly compliance note

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The training module

Training for every handler

FoSTaC certification coordinated through FSSAI-empanelled partners, plus our own sector modules for the people who actually keep the records.

One FoSTaC supervisor per 25 handlers, tracked
Induction for new staff
Sector modules — FSMS, hygiene, allergens, labelling
Training records inspectors ask for

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End-to-end support

One team, start to finish

From premises layout and the right licence to labels, testing, audits, notices and export. No hand-offs between a filing agent, a lab and a consultant.

Licence, label and product in one file
Inspection and audit readiness
Import, export and e-commerce
Notices answered on time

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The plan

Three steps. The Raksha Plan.

Most of the work is ours. Where something needs you, it says so — and nothing is filed without your approval.

1
Book a free 10-minute check
Tell us what you do. We confirm the exact kind of business, the licence and the full cost — including the exceptions most people miss.
Free · no obligation
2
We file it on your login
You get a checklist for your business, we check every document, and we file on your own FoSCoS account. The government fee goes from you to FSSAI.
Fixed fee, in writing
3
We keep you licensed
Fees, returns, tests, medicals, labels and inspections — dated, tracked and handled, with a short status note each month.
Ready any day

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Why we exist

At FoodRaksha, we know you want to run a food business you’re proud of — and grow it without looking over your shoulder.

To do that you need the right FSSAI licence, a label that says what the rules require, and a file that stays current after the certificate. The problem is that the rules are spread across hundreds of regulations, gazettes and orders, and they change every year — which leaves most owners guessing until a notice or an inspector tells them what they missed.

We believe an honest food business should never be shut down by paperwork.

That’s why we built FoodRaksha around the years after the licence, not just the day it’s granted: every requirement tied to the rule it comes from, both fees published, filing on your own login, and our own software and training to keep the file current.

Here’s how it works. Book a free 10-minute check. We file the right licence on your login for a fixed fee. Then we keep you licensed — every date, every return, every label.

So book your free check today — and stop wondering what you’ve missed, and start growing.

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Licences and fees

Three licences. Your turnover picks one.

Since 1 April 2026 the tier turns on annual turnover, not production capacity. A few businesses are exceptions — importers, exporters, online sellers, nutraceutical makers, caterers, star hotels and grain mills. The finder handles all of them.

FSSAI Kind of Business eligibility table, updated 01.04.2026 · FSSAI order of 13.03.2026, thresholds in force 01.04.2026

Full pricing

FSSAI Registration

Turnover up to ₹1.5 crore a year

Government fee, paid to FSSAI₹100 /yr

Our fee, one-time₹4,500

Right for: Home kitchens, tiffin services, small shops and stalls · Small manufacturers and traders under ₹1.5 crore · Not available to caterers, at any turnover

What you get13 things included

Before we file

Free 10-minute check — tier and kind of business confirmed against the 2026 table
A document checklist written for your kind of business
Every document reviewed before anything is filed
Fixed fee confirmed in writing before we start

Filing

Application prepared and filed on your own FoSCoS login
Guidance through the government-fee payment — paid by you, straight to FSSAI
Portal queries answered until grant, however many rounds
Updates at each stage — filed, query, granted
Certificate checked on issue — name, address and kind of business

After the certificate

Food Safety Display Board — the format and where it goes
How your number and the FSSAI logo go on your label
First-year compliance calendar, every date with its rule
A reminder before your first annual fee falls due

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FSSAI State Licence

Turnover ₹1.5 crore to ₹50 crore a year

Government fee, paid to FSSAI₹5,000 /yr

Our fee, one-time₹12,500

Right for: Restaurants, manufacturers, wholesalers, warehouses in this band · All caterers up to ₹50 crore · Hotels up to 4-star; grain and pulses mills of any size

What you get19 things included

Everything in Registration, plus:

Your premises

Layout plan and equipment list checked before filing
FSMS plan drafted for your premises — not a template
Water-test and medical-fitness requirements explained, with notified labs (the lab bills you)
FoSTaC supervisors you need, worked out — one per 25 food handlers
Inspection preparation if the authority visits

Returns

Form D-1 return date on your calendar where you make or import

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FSSAI Central Licence

Turnover above ₹50 crore — or you import, export or sell online

Government fee, paid to FSSAI₹7,500 /yr

Our fee, one-time₹19,500

Right for: Any business above ₹50 crore · Importers and exporters at any turnover · E-commerce food businesses; 5-star hotels; head office of multi-state operators

What you get23 things included

Everything in State Licence, plus:

Central-specific

Central eligibility confirmed — by turnover or by kind of business
IEC, star certificate and other kind-specific documents checked
Head-office licence application where you trade in two or more states
Third-party audit schedule on your calendar for high-risk categories

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The regulatory map

Who regulates a food business — mapped.

FSSAI, your State’s food safety office, labs, Legal Metrology, ports, DGFT and more — mapped by business, so you know who you answer to.

See all 20 authorities

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FoSCoS Commissioner of Food Safety Designated Officer and Food Safety Officers NABL logo

FSSAI-notified, NABL-accredited food laboratories Legal Metrology Department Adjudicating Officer and Food Safety Appellate Tribunal Municipal corporation or local body FSSAI import clearance DGFT APEDA logo

APEDA and the Export Inspection Council Bureau of Indian Standards logo

Bureau of Indian Standards

Logos are shown only to identify each body and remain the property of their owners. FoodRaksha is an independent consultancy and is not endorsed by, accredited by or affiliated with any of these authorities.

FoodRaksha Regulatory OS

The system behind every licence we keep.

Our own regulatory operating system, built from FSSAI’s regulations, gazettes and orders. It watches every premises, date, label and rule in your file — so compliance stops depending on anyone’s memory.

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20 minutes · on your kind of business · no slides

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Needs you today

One premises at risk. Nothing suspended.

3premises5due in 60 days0suspended2label findings

Unit 1 · ManufacturerCentral · annual fee counted from grant · Form D-1 · 31 May

Subsisting

Unit 2 · WarehouseState · water test due in 12 days

At risk

Outlet · CaféRegistration · medicals due in 41 days

At risk

Label · 150 g namkeenAllergen line missing · s.52

Fix before print

200+FSSAI regulations, gazettes, orders and notices read and indexed

47kinds of business mapped to the 2026 eligibility table

417standardised products, with 2,084 compositional parameters

1,558additive-permission rows resolved from Appendix A

Counted from our own rulebook and software — not client claims. Screens show sample data, not a client file.

Free checklist

Stay Licensed in 2026

9 things that can still suspend an FSSAI licence or cost you lakhs — and the 10-minute check for each.

Your annual fee
Your annual return (Form D-1)
The kind of business on your certificate
Every mandatory element on your label
The words on the front of your pack
…and four more, each with the rule it comes from

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Free, no sign-up. Four pages you can print and tick.

What we do

Everything a food business needs to stay compliant.

32 services from one team — every service our competitors list, and the after-grant work they don’t. Pick one, or hand us the whole file.

All services

Licensing & registration

Get the right licence and keep it standing

Product, label & claims

What goes in the pack and what the pack says

Operations, audits & testing

What an inspector checks on the floor

Import, export & online

Crossing borders and platforms

Notices & advisory

When FSSAI writes to you — and before it does

Training & platform

The parts only FoodRaksha has

Free tools & downloads

Work it out yourself — free.

Calculators, checklists, templates and registers. No sign-up; nothing you type leaves your browser.

All tools

Compliance ROI calculatorWhat one suspension, withdrawal or reprint would cost — against a year of compliance.

Licence health checkSeven questions: subsisting, at risk or deemed suspended?

Free document checklistsLicence checklists, the inspection folder, templates and a registers workbook.

Import shelf-life dateThe last day a consignment may arrive under the 60% rule.

Label self-checkTick the fifteen mandatory elements against your pack.

Compliance glossary60 FSSAI terms in plain English, each with its source.

By kind of business

The rules change with what you do.

All industries

Restaurants, cafés and cloud kitchensRegistration up to ₹1.5 crore, State licence to ₹50 crore, Central above.

Home bakers, tiffin and home kitchensAlmost always a ₹100 Registration — unless you cater.

Packaged food manufacturersTurnover decides the tier. Nutraceuticals are Central from day one.

Dairy and milk processingTurnover bands apply; Form D-1 by 31 May — and check the D-2 position.

Health supplements and nutraceuticalsCentral licence at any turnover.

Importers and exportersCentral licence at any turnover.

Retail, wholesale and distributionTurnover decides. Wholesalers also owe a recall plan.

E-commerce food businessesCentral licence for the platform; sellers need their own licence.

Bakeries and sweet shopsTurnover decides the tier; a hygiene rating is open to you.

Meat, poultry and fishTurnover decides the tier; Schedule 4 Part IV adds its own rules.

Beverages and packaged waterTurnover decides the tier; packaged water is a high-risk category.All 13 industriesWhat applies to yours, and what catches businesses like it.

Honest comparison

When to use us — and when not to.

If you’re a small shop that knows its kind of business, a ₹100 Registration on FoSCoS is a job you can do yourself. Where it gets expensive is choosing the wrong tier, the label, and everything after the certificate.

	FoodRaksha	Typical filing service	Doing it yourself
Kind of business and tier	Checked against the 2026 table	Varies	Your call
Price before you talk to anyone	Both fees published	Often “from”, licences on request	Government fee only
Filed on your own FoSCoS login	Always	Varies	Yes
Label and claims review	Per SKU, fixed price	Not usually offered	No
After the certificate	Fees, returns, tests, audits tracked	Usually ends at grant	On you
Cost	Government fee + ₹4,500 – ₹19,500 one-time	Varies	₹100 – ₹7,500/yr government fee

FAQ

Questions we get every week

Not here? Ask us directly — you’ll get a straight answer.

Which FSSAI licence do I need?

It depends on what you do and your annual turnover. Since 1 April 2026: up to ₹1.5 crore needs a Registration, ₹1.5 crore to ₹50 crore a State Licence, above ₹50 crore a Central Licence. Importers, exporters, e-commerce businesses and nutraceutical makers need a Central Licence at any turnover, and caterers can never use a Registration. The licence finder at the top of this page works it out in three taps.

How much does an FSSAI licence cost?

Two separate amounts. The government fee, which you pay FSSAI directly on FoSCoS: ₹100 a year for Registration, ₹5,000 for a State Licence, ₹7,500 for a Central Licence. And our professional fee, which is published on our pricing page and does not change after we have spoken.

Do I still need to renew my FSSAI licence?

No. Licences and registrations became perpetual on 10 March 2026 — they stay valid unless suspended, cancelled or surrendered. But a licence is now deemed suspended if the annual fee goes unpaid or a required return is not filed, and you may not trade while it is suspended. Renewal went away; staying compliant did not.

Do you pay the government fee for us?

No, and nobody should. The fee is paid by you, to FSSAI, on your own FoSCoS login. We prepare and file the application under that login with your approval, so the licence and the account are always yours.

Are you part of FSSAI?

No. FoodRaksha is an independent consultancy. FSSAI licenses food businesses; it does not appoint or endorse consultants, and its official portal is foscos.fssai.gov.in. Be wary of any website that looks official and asks you to pay a licence fee to it.

I sell only on Swiggy, Zomato or Amazon. Do I need my own licence?

Yes. The platform holds its own e-commerce licence; you need a registration or licence for what you actually do — cook, make, pack or store — and your number must appear on your listing.

What happens if I run without a licence?

Section 63 of the Food Safety and Standards Act provides for up to six months in prison and a fine up to ₹5 lakh. In practice, the more common cost is a closure notice and lost trading days while you apply.

Can you fix a licence with the wrong kind of business on it?

Usually yes, through a modification rather than a fresh application. It is one of the most common problems we see: the licence looks valid, but the kind of business on it has stopped describing the business.