FSSAI licence for a bakery or sweet shop.
A bakery or sweet shop that makes and sells food needs an FSSAI registration or licence, with the tier set by annual turnover. Choosing the right food category matters: bread and biscuits sit under bakery wares, while mithai and namkeen have had their own category since 2021.
A bakery or sweet shop turning over up to ₹1.5 crore needs Registration (₹100 a year). ₹1.5–50 crore needs a State Licence (₹5,000 a year); above ₹50 crore, a Central Licence (₹7,500 a year). One licence covers one premises, so a separate production kitchen and each outlet need their own.
Which FSSAI licence a bakery or sweet shop needs.
| Annual turnover | You need | Government fee (to FSSAI) | Our filing fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to ₹1.5 crore | Registration | ₹100 a year | ₹4,500 |
| ₹1.5 crore – ₹50 crore | State Licence | ₹5,000 a year | ₹12,500 |
| Above ₹50 crore | 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
- Manufacturing — the manufacturer kind of business on FoSCoS, with bakery wares (category 07: bread and ordinary bakery wares, fine bakery wares) and, for mithai, Indian Sweets (18.1), as listed in FoSCoS's food product categories
- Retail as an additional kind of business if the counter also sells bought-in packaged products, as listed on FoSCoS
2026 tablePer FSSAI’s table updated 01.04.2026. We confirm your kind of business before filing.
What a bakery or sweet shop 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.
Indian sweets have their own category
Since FSSAI's direction of July 2021, manufacturers of Indian sweets and of Indian snacks and savouries apply under Food Product Category 18 — 18.1 for Indian sweets — rather than as proprietary food. FoSCoS's category list carries 18.1 Indian Sweets. Products with an existing standard stay in their own category.
FSSAI direction on Indian sweets and snacks, July 2021; FoSCoS Food Product CategoriesBread and biscuits are standardised
Bakery products are standardised at 2.4.15: biscuits at 2.4.15(1), and bread and bread-type products (including rusks) at 2.4.15(2). Bread is defined as baked from atta and/or maida with water, salt and yeast or another leavening medium, with limits on alcoholic acidity and acid-insoluble ash.
FPS&FA Regulations 2011, Chapter 2.4 (Version 4, 07.05.2025), 2.4.15Confectionery over 500 g only in packs
No one may sell confectionery weighing more than 500 grams except in packed condition. Once packed, the full labelling rules apply.
Prohibition & Restrictions on Sales Regulations (Version XI, 02.04.2025), 2.3.14(9)Best-before on sweet trays: withdrawn in 2023
FSSAI's 2020 order making a best-before date mandatory on trays of loose sweets was withdrawn in November 2023, pending review by its scientific panel. Declaring it is now voluntary. Many guides still say it is compulsory.
FSSAI letter on best-before date for sweets, November 2023 (fssai.gov.in advisories)Packed bakery items: allergens and treated maida
Pre-packed cakes, cookies and bread need every mandatory label element. Allergens must name the source — 'contains wheat', 'contains milk', the specific nut. Maida treated with improvers or bleaching agents must be declared as such.
Labelling & Display Regulations 2020, reg. 5 and Schedule IIFrying oil for namkeen and jalebi
FSSAI has notified a 25% limit for Total Polar Compounds in cooking oil; oil beyond it is treated as unfit. Businesses using more than 50 litres of oil a day for frying must keep records and hand used oil to FSSAI-authorised agencies (from 3 March 2019).
FSS (Licensing & Registration) amendment 2017; FSSAI used cooking oil directions, 2019Display board and yearly medicals
Every premises shows the Food Safety Display Board with its licence or registration number, and food handlers need a medical fitness certificate every year. A hygiene rating is voluntary and valid for two years.
FSSAI order 19.09.2018; Schedule 4, Part II 10.1.2What 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- Layout plan of the bakery or sweet kitchen, including ovens, frying area and cold storage
- List of equipment — ovens, mixers, sheeters, fryers, chillers — with capacity
- List of products by category: bakery wares, Indian sweets, namkeen
- Water analysis report, since water goes into doughs and sweets
- Medical fitness certificates of food handlers
- Food Safety Management System plan, including allergen handling for nuts and milk
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 BoardCommon mistakes with bakery or sweet shop licences.
Since 2021 Indian sweets are filed under Food Product Category 18.1. The wrong category leaves the licence not covering what you actually make.
A licence covers one premises. A central bakery plus three outlets is four applications, each at the tier its own turnover sets.
Oil past 25% Total Polar Compounds is treated as unfit. A test strip and a written change schedule cost little against an unsafe-food finding.
Your bakery or sweet shop 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
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.
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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.
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You get the fee before we start. If the scope changes, you hear it from us before it costs you.
We file on your own FoSCoS account with your approval. Nothing to hand back if you ever leave.
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 bakery or sweet shop: questions
Which FSSAI license is required for a bakery?
Turnover decides it: Registration up to ₹1.5 crore, State Licence from ₹1.5 crore to ₹50 crore, Central Licence above ₹50 crore. On FoSCoS you apply as a manufacturer under bakery wares (category 07). A bakery that sells through its own website should check the e-commerce rule, which puts an own online store under Central at any turnover.
What is the FSSAI license fee for a bakery?
The government fee is ₹100 a year for Registration, ₹5,000 a year for a State Licence and ₹7,500 a year for a Central Licence. Since March 2026 licences do not expire, so there is no renewal fee, but an unpaid annual fee means deemed suspension. Our filing fee is ₹4,500, ₹12,500 or ₹19,500 plus GST, paid separately.
Is FSSAI license required for a sweet shop?
Yes. A sweet shop that makes or sells mithai is a food business and needs a registration or licence before it opens. Operating without one can bring up to six months' imprisonment and a fine of up to ₹5 lakh under section 63. Most single-outlet shops start on Registration, up to ₹1.5 crore turnover.
What are the FSSAI guidelines for sweet shops?
Key rules: file Indian sweets under category 18.1; sell confectionery over 500 g only packed; show the Food Safety Display Board; keep yearly medicals for handlers; respect the 25% Total Polar Compounds limit for frying oil. The 2020 best-before-on-tray order was withdrawn in November 2023, so that date is now voluntary.
What are the FSSAI standards for bakery products?
Bakery products are covered by 2.4.15 of the Food Products Standards Regulations — biscuits at 2.4.15(1) and bread and bread-type products, including rusks, at 2.4.15(2). Cakes and pastries have no separate standard that we found; they are sold under their common names and must meet the labelling, additive and microbiological rules.
Do I need a separate licence for bakery manufacturing and the retail shop?
If they are at different addresses, yes — one licence covers one premises. If you bake and sell at the same address, one application can carry both kinds of business; the heaviest tier governs. How fees combine for several activities isn't stated by FSSAI, so confirm with the licensing authority.
Get your bakery or sweet shop licensed — and keep it that way.
Book a free 10-minute check. A person — not a bot — calls you back within working hours, tells you exactly which licence you need and what it costs, before you commit to anything.
- Government fee paid by you, directly to FSSAI
- Filed under your own FoSCoS login
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