FSSAI licence for edible oil and cold-pressed oil.
Expelling, refining, blending or packing edible oil for sale needs an FSSAI registration or licence, with the tier set by annual turnover. Oil is one of the most tightly standardised foods: each oil has its own standard, blending has fixed rules, and ‘kachi ghani’ or ‘cold pressed’ on a mustard oil label has a test behind it.
An edible oil unit — ghani, expeller, refinery or packer — needs Registration (₹100 a year) up to ₹1.5 crore turnover, a State Licence (₹5,000 a year) from ₹1.5 crore to ₹50 crore, and a Central Licence (₹7,500 a year) above ₹50 crore. The grain-mill carve-out does not cover oil mills, in our reading.
Which FSSAI licence a edible oil business 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 products from the fats and oils category (02), such as mustard, coconut, groundnut or refined oils, as listed on FoSCoS
- Relabelling or repacking as its own kind of business if you pack oil pressed by someone else
2026 tablePer FSSAI’s table updated 01.04.2026. We confirm your kind of business before filing.
What a edible oil 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.
Each oil has its own standard
Chapter 2.2 standardises edible oils one by one — coconut oil at 2.2.1(1), mustard (rapeseed) oil at 2.2.1(6), and so on, including refined oils. Your product name should be the oil the standard names, and the oil must meet that standard's limits.
FPS&FA Regulations 2011, Chapter 2.2 (Version 2, 05.10.2023), 2.2.1'Kachi ghani' and 'cold pressed' mustard oil has a test
Mustard oil may be labelled 'Kachi Ghani' or 'Cold Pressed' only if its natural allyl isothiocyanate content is not less than 0.20% by weight. For other oils we found no general definition of 'cold pressed' in Chapter 2.2, so treat it as a claim that must be true.
Chapter 2.2, 2.2.1(6); Advertising & Claims Regulations 2018, reg. 4(1)Blended oil: at least 20% of each oil
A multi-source edible vegetable oil is an admixture of any two edible vegetable oils in which each is at least 20% by weight. Mixing oils outside that standard is a prohibited admixture, and a multi-source oil containing mustard oil is prohibited if manufactured on or after 8 June 2021.
Chapter 2.2, 2.2.1(24); Prohibition & Restrictions on Sales Regulations, 2.1.1(5) and 2.1.1(11)Blended oil only in sealed packs up to 15 kg
Multi-source edible oil may not be sold loose. It must be sold in sealed packages weighing not more than 15 kilograms.
Prohibition & Restrictions on Sales Regulations (Version XI, 02.04.2025), 2.3.14(11)Edible oil is sold packed and labelled
No one may sell edible oil that is not packed in a container and marked and labelled as the regulations require. The State Government may exempt an oil by notification, in specific circumstances and for a specific period — check whether your State has done so before selling loose.
Prohibition & Restrictions on Sales Regulations, 2.3.15Refined oils: hexane and trans fat limits
Refined oil may not contain more than 5 ppm of hexane. Trans fatty acids in refined vegetable oil, vanaspati, interesterified fat and margarine are capped at 2% by weight from 1 January 2022.
Chapter 2.2, 2.2.1(16), 2.2.2, 2.2.5, 2.2.6Large oil units: an unresolved capacity rule
Schedule 1 of the Licensing Regulations still lists vegetable oil units, including expellers, with installed capacity above 2 MT a day as Central, while the 2026 table uses turnover alone. We found no notification amending Schedule 1, so a high-capacity unit under ₹50 crore should confirm the tier with the licensing authority.
FSS (Licensing & Registration) Regulations 2011, Schedule 1; FSSAI eligibility table updated 01.04.2026What 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 seed storage, expelling or crushing, filtration or refining, and filling areas
- List of machinery — expellers or ghanis, filter press, refinery, filling line — with installed capacity
- List of oils and pack sizes you will sell, named as in the Chapter 2.2 standards
- For mustard oil sold as kachi ghani or cold pressed, a lab report showing allyl isothiocyanate content
- For blended oil, the formulation showing each oil at 20% or more
- Food Safety Management System plan, and a recall plan with your distribution details
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 edible oil business licences.
Multi-source oil containing mustard oil is prohibited if made on or after 8 June 2021. A 'mustard blend' is not a lawful product, whatever the proportions.
For mustard oil it is a measurable condition. For any oil, a claim that isn't true is misleading — up to ₹10 lakh for a misleading advertisement and up to ₹3 lakh for misbranding.
Edible oil must be sold packed and labelled unless your State has notified an exemption, and blended oil can never be sold loose.
Hair oil is a cosmetic, not food; the FSS Act's definition of food excludes cosmetics. It is regulated under drugs and cosmetics law instead.
Your edible oil business licence in three steps.
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Each requirement comes with the regulation behind it — and our readings are marked as ours.
FSSAI licence for edible oil business: questions
Which FSSAI license is required for edible oil?
Turnover decides: Registration up to ₹1.5 crore, State Licence from ₹1.5 crore to ₹50 crore, Central Licence above ₹50 crore. Importing or exporting oil is Central at any turnover. Very high-capacity units should confirm, because Schedule 1 still carries an old 2 MT-a-day trigger that the 2026 table no longer uses.
What are the FSSAI standards for cold pressed oil?
The only definition we found is for mustard oil: it may be labelled Kachi Ghani or Cold Pressed if natural allyl isothiocyanate is at least 0.20% by weight (2.2.1(6)). For other oils, 'cold pressed' is not defined in Chapter 2.2, so it must simply be true under the Advertising & Claims Regulations. The oil itself must still meet its own standard.
Do I need an FSSAI license for mustard oil?
Yes. Mustard oil is food and standardised at 2.2.1(6), so a ghani, expeller or packer needs a registration or licence by turnover. If you print kachi ghani or cold pressed, keep a lab report showing allyl isothiocyanate at 0.20% or more. You may not blend mustard oil into multi-source oil.
Do I need an FSSAI license for coconut oil?
Yes, if it is sold as edible oil. Coconut oil is standardised at 2.2.1(1), and virgin coconut oil is described as oil obtained from the kernel by mechanical or natural means without altering the oil. If you sell coconut oil only as a hair or skin product, that is cosmetics law, not FSSAI.
Does hair oil or essential oil need an FSSAI license?
Hair oil does not: the FSS Act's definition of food excludes cosmetics, and hair oil is regulated under drugs and cosmetics law. Essential oils depend on use, in our reading — sold for aromatherapy or skin they are not food; sold as a flavouring for food, they fall under FSSAI's additive and flavouring rules. Decide the intended use before you apply.
What is the FSSAI license fee for an oil business?
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. There is no renewal fee since licences became perpetual in March 2026, but the annual fee and, for licensed manufacturers, the Form D-1 return by 31 May keep it valid. Our filing fee is ₹4,500, ₹12,500 or ₹19,500 plus GST.
What is the FSSAI edible oil specification for blended oil?
Multi-source edible vegetable oil (2.2.1(24)) is a mix of any two edible vegetable oils, each at least 20% by weight. It may not be sold loose — only in sealed packages up to 15 kg — and it may not contain mustard oil if made on or after 8 June 2021.
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