FSSAI licence for Ayurvedic food products.
An Ayurvedic food — a classical recipe made and sold as food — is "Ayurveda Aahara", and making it needs an FSSAI Central Licence at any turnover, ₹7,500 a year. An Ayurvedic medicine is outside FSSAI altogether: it is made and sold under drug law, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940.
Makers of Ayurveda Aahara apply on FoSCoS under the Ayurveda Aahara kind of business. The table updated 01.04.2026 puts it on a Central Licence with no turnover threshold, at ₹7,500 a year. Products that claim to treat, cure or prevent disease are drugs, licensed under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, not by FSSAI.
Which FSSAI licence a Ayurvedic food business needs.
| Annual turnover | You need | Government fee (to FSSAI) | Our filing fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any turnover | Central Licence | ₹7,500 a year | ₹19,500 |
Per FSSAI’s kind-of-business table updated 01.04.2026. Our fee is one-time plus GST. Operating in two or more States/UTs adds a head-office Central Licence (₹7,500 a year).
What to choose on FoSCoS
- Ayurveda Aahara (Manufacturer section) — food prepared to recipes, ingredients or processes in the authoritative Ayurveda books of Schedule A; Central Licence, no turnover threshold
- Retailer or Distributor (Trade/Retail) — reselling sealed Ayurveda Aahara packs; turnover bands. This is our reading of the Retailer row
- Not on FoSCoS: Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani medicines. These are licensed under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 by the drug licensing authority, not by FSSAI
2026 tablePer FSSAI’s table updated 01.04.2026. We confirm your kind of business before filing.
What a Ayurvedic food business has to get right.
Each point comes with the regulation, order or FSSAI document behind it. Where FSSAI hasn’t spelt something out, we say it’s our reading.
Central at any turnover, with its own window
The 2026 kind-of-business table gives Ayurveda Aahara its own row: Central Licence, no turnover threshold, ₹7,500 a year. FSSAI opened a dedicated licensing window for it on FoSCoS in September 2025, developed with the Ministry of Ayush.
KoB table 01.04.2026, Ayurveda Aahara row; PIB release 25.09.2025Schedule B decides whether you need approval first
Schedule B sorts every product into one of four boxes. A: prepared according to a Schedule A text, no prior approval. B: a new recipe, which needs safety data and prior approval. B1: a format different from the text's, which needs rationale, efficacy data and prior approval. B2: aimed at a specific disease condition, same as B1.
FSS (Ayurveda Aahara) Regulations 2022, Schedule BThe Category A list, and why off-list isn't category B
FSSAI's order of 25.07.2025 listed 91 Category A recipes in 22 Kalpana, and FoSCoS now carries 200 Category A products. A recipe that is in a Schedule A book but not on the list is still category A. You ask for its inclusion by sending the literature from the authoritative text, with no safety dossier.
FSSAI order SS-T0SP05(EC)/2/2022-Standard-FSSAI, 25.07.2025No added vitamins, minerals or amino acids
Regulation 3(4) doesn't allow vitamins, minerals or amino acids to be added. Nutrients that are naturally present may be declared. A premix that's lawful in a health supplement is not lawful here, which is one of the clearest lines between the two categories.
Ayurveda Aahara Regulations 2022, reg. 3(4)Not for infants
Ayurveda Aahara may not be intended for infants up to 24 months of age.
Ayurveda Aahara Regulations 2022, reg. 3(2)No disease claims, whatever the classical text says
The label, presentation and advertising may not claim that the food prevents, treats or cures a disease, even where the Schedule A book describes such benefits. A product that makes such claims is on the drug side of the line.
Ayurveda Aahara Regulations 2022, reg. 8; FSS Act s.22; Drugs and Cosmetics Act s.3(b)(ii)Six label items on top of the usual ones
On top of the 2020 labelling rules you need: the words AYURVEDA AAHARA near the product name with the Schedule E logo, "ONLY FOR DIETARY USE", a statement that it is not a substitute for a varied diet, contraindications and drug interactions, a keep-out-of-reach-of-children statement, and a statement that it is for oral consumption only.
Ayurveda Aahara Regulations 2022, reg. 13What you’ll be asked for.
On top of the owner’s photo ID and address proof. FoSCoS asks per kind of business, so we send you the exact list for yours before you gather anything.
Full documents checklist- The Schedule A book reference for each product: title, chapter and verse or page
- Category A list code for each listed recipe, or the literature supporting a request for inclusion
- For category B, B1 or B2 products: the prior approval, with the safety or efficacy data it relied on
- Layout plan, equipment list with installed capacity, and water analysis report for the manufacturing unit (Annexure 2)
- Food Safety Management System plan and recall plan
- Label artwork carrying the reg. 13 statements and the Schedule E logo
The authorities around this business.
FSSAI isn’t the only door you’ll knock on. These are the bodies that usually matter for this kind of business — each links to what it does and when you’ll meet it.
See the full regulatory map
Food Safety and Standards Authority of IndiaFoSCoSCommissioner of Food SafetyDesignated Officer and Food Safety Officers
FSSAI-notified, NABL-accredited food laboratoriesFoSTaC training partnersFSSAI-recognised auditing agenciesLegal Metrology DepartmentCPCBAdjudicating Officer and Food Safety Appellate TribunalMunicipal corporation or local bodyState Pollution Control BoardMinistry of AYUSH and State AYUSH licensingCommon mistakes with Ayurvedic food business licences.
A recipe from a Schedule A text belongs under Ayurveda Aahara, with its own rules, not under the nutraceutical row. The two categories allow different ingredients. The vitamin premix is the usual casualty.
The Pathya lines in a classical text describe benefits. Put on a pack, they become disease claims, which regulation 8 forbids.
Off the list isn't category B. If the recipe is in a Schedule A book, ask for inclusion with the literature. Don't pay for a safety study you don't need.
The line runs in both directions. A product positioned to treat a condition is a drug, and an FSSAI licence doesn't make it lawful to sell.
Your Ayurvedic food business licence in three steps.
Most of the work is ours. Where something needs you, it says so — and nothing is filed without your approval.
- 1
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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
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Straight to FSSAI on FoSCoS. It never passes through us.
Each requirement comes with the regulation behind it — and our readings are marked as ours.
FSSAI licence for Ayurvedic food business: questions
Which FSSAI license is needed for Ayurvedic products?
If the product is an Ayurvedic food, made to a recipe or process in a Schedule A book and sold as food, its maker needs a Central Licence under the Ayurveda Aahara kind of business at any turnover, ₹7,500 a year. If the product is an Ayurvedic medicine, FSSAI doesn't license it: it's made under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940.
Is an FSSAI license required for Ayurvedic medicine?
No. Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani medicines fall under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, and FSSAI's own FAQ calls products that claim to prevent, treat or cure disease "more akin to drugs" outside its remit. Ask the drug licensing authority in your State about manufacturing or selling medicines. An FSSAI licence won't cover them.
What license is required to sell Ayurvedic products?
It depends on what the product is. Reselling packed Ayurveda Aahara is food retail: in our reading, Registration up to ₹1.5 crore turnover, a State Licence to ₹50 crore, Central above. Selling on your own website makes you an e-commerce food business, which needs a Central Licence. Selling Ayurvedic medicines is governed by drug law, which we don't advise on.
What is Ayurveda Aahara?
It's a food category under the FSS (Ayurveda Aahara) Regulations 2022: food prepared according to the recipes, ingredients or processes described in the authoritative Ayurveda books listed in Schedule A. It has its own labelling (the Schedule E logo and "ONLY FOR DIETARY USE"), its own claim limits, and a Central Licence at any turnover.
Do I need prior approval for an Ayurveda Aahara product?
Not for Category A, a product prepared according to a Schedule A text. You go straight to the licensing authority. A new recipe (B), a different format (B1) or a product aimed at a disease condition (B2) needs prior approval from the Food Authority, with safety or efficacy data. A text-based recipe missing from FSSAI's list can be added on request with the literature.
What is the FSSAI fee for an Ayurveda Aahara licence?
The government fee is ₹7,500 a year for the Central Licence. The licence no longer expires, but the annual fee must be paid or it's deemed suspended. Our fee to prepare and file a Central Licence is ₹19,500 plus GST. Product approval for category B products is a separate application with its own fee.
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