FSSAI licence for a flour mill, atta chakki or rice mill.
A flour mill, atta chakki, rice mill or dal mill needs FSSAI Registration up to ₹1.5 crore turnover and a State Licence above that — at any turnover, because grain, cereal and pulses mills are kept out of the Central tier. An oil mill is not a grain mill and follows the ordinary turnover bands.
Grain, cereal and pulses mills — atta chakkis, flour, rice and dal mills — need Registration (₹100 a year) up to ₹1.5 crore turnover, then a State Licence (₹5,000 a year) at any higher turnover. Mills are never Central on turnover alone; importing, exporting or multi-State operation still brings a Central Licence.
Which FSSAI licence a flour mill needs.
| Annual turnover | You need | Government fee (to FSSAI) | Our filing fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to ₹1.5 crore | Registration | ₹100 a year | ₹4,500 |
| Above ₹1.5 crore — at any size | State Licence (never Central) | ₹5,000 a year | ₹12,500 |
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
- Grain, cereal and pulses milling — the milling kind of business on FoSCoS, which the 2026 table keeps at State level with no upper turnover limit
- Manufacturing as a separate kind of business if you also make packaged products beyond milled grain (for example, ready mixes), as listed on FoSCoS
2026 tablePer FSSAI’s table updated 01.04.2026. We confirm your kind of business before filing.
What a flour mill 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.
The mill carve-out: never Central on turnover
In the table updated 01.04.2026, grain, cereal and pulses mills take Registration up to ₹1.5 crore and a State Licence above it with no ceiling. They are expressly left out of the Central row, so a large roller flour mill stays with the State licensing authority. The carve-out does not cover importing, exporting or a multi-State head office, which are Central at any turnover.
FSSAI kind-of-business eligibility table, updated 01.04.2026 (order 13.03.2026)Atta has a named standard
Atta is the product obtained exclusively by milling or grinding clean wheat, free from abnormal flavours, odours, living insects and filth. Limits include moisture not more than 14%, total ash not more than 2% on dry basis, gluten not less than 6% on dry basis and alcoholic acidity not more than 0.18%.
FPS&FA Regulations 2011, Chapter 2.4, 2.4.1Maida, suji and besan have their own
Maida (2.4.2), semolina or suji (2.4.3) and besan (2.4.4) each carry a separate standard, and rice and pulses are standardised among the foodgrains in 2.4.6. Name each product on your licence and label the way its standard does.
Chapter 2.4, 2.4.2–2.4.4 and 2.4.6Treated maida must say so
If your maida is treated with improvers or bleaching agents, the pack must carry the declaration 'refined wheat flour (maida) treated with improver/bleaching agents'. Wheat must be named as the allergen source — 'contains wheat', not just 'gluten'.
Labelling & Display Regulations 2020, Schedule II and reg. 5Fortified rice kernels are not for the shelf
Rice mills that blend fortified rice: FRK may only be sold for industrial use in making fortified rice, never loose or directly to consumers, and each package must say 'NOT TO BE CONSUMED AS AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCT'. Fortified rice kernels are also a high-risk category for audit purposes.
Chapter 2.4; FSSAI order RCD-02001/9/2021, 02.05.2022FSSAI's GHP/GMP guide for flour milling
FSSAI's good hygiene and manufacturing practice guidance for flour milling (30.10.2017) sets the benchmark inspectors use — for example, a yearly mock recall and regular cleaning of water tanks. It is guidance rather than regulation.
FSSAI GHP & GMP for Flour Milling, 30.10.2017Returns and testing once licensed
A mill on a State Licence is a licensed manufacturer: it files Form D-1 by 31 May, one return per licence, and tests products at least once in six months at an FSSAI-notified or NABL lab. A Registration-level chakki is outside the annual return rule.
Reg. 2.1.13; Schedule 2, Annexure 3, condition 12What 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 showing grain intake, cleaning, milling, sifting, packing and storage areas
- List of machinery — cleaners, stone chakki or roller mills, sifters, packing machines — with installed capacity and horsepower
- List of products (atta, maida, suji, besan, rice, dal) you will mill and sell
- Food Safety Management System plan, with pest and rodent control for grain storage
- Water analysis report if water is used for conditioning (tempering) wheat
- Recall plan, if you are a licensed manufacturer or supply wholesale
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 flour mill licences.
Crossing ₹50 crore does not move a grain mill to Central. Filing with the wrong authority wastes the application; the mill stays with the State licensing authority unless it imports, exports or runs premises in several States.
The carve-out names grain, cereal and pulses milling. Our reading is that an oil expeller or oil mill is not covered — it follows the normal turnover bands and can reach Central above ₹50 crore. See our edible oil page.
Even a Registration-level chakki must follow the basic hygiene rules for petty businesses in Schedule 4 Part I. Infestation, rodents and dirty stone are what inspectors find first.
Your flour mill licence in three steps.
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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 flour mill: questions
What is the FSSAI license for atta chakki category?
An atta chakki falls under grain, cereal and pulses milling in FSSAI's kind-of-business table. Up to ₹1.5 crore turnover it takes a Registration on Form A; above that, a State Licence, however large it grows. It is not treated as a restaurant or retailer, even if you also sell over the counter.
What is the FSSAI license price for an atta chakki?
The government fee is ₹100 a year for Registration, which covers most chakkis, and ₹5,000 a year for a State Licence above ₹1.5 crore turnover. There is no renewal fee — licences are perpetual since March 2026 — but the annual fee must be paid on time or the licence is deemed suspended. Our filing fee is ₹4,500 for Registration, plus GST.
Is a license required for a flour mill?
Yes. Milling and selling atta, maida or other flour is a food business, so an FSSAI Registration or State Licence is needed before you start. Operating without one can bring up to six months' imprisonment and a fine of up to ₹5 lakh under section 63 of the FSS Act. Local trade, factory and pollution permissions are separate.
Which FSSAI licence does a rice mill need?
A rice mill is a grain mill: Registration up to ₹1.5 crore turnover, then a State Licence at any turnover — never Central on turnover alone. If you export rice you also need a Central Licence, because exporters are Central at any turnover. A rice mill that blends fortified rice must follow the FRK packaging rules.
What are the FSSAI standards for atta?
Atta (wheat flour) is standard 2.4.1 in Chapter 2.4. It must be obtained exclusively by milling or grinding clean wheat, and limits include moisture up to 14%, total ash up to 2% on dry basis, acid-insoluble ash up to 0.15%, gluten at least 6% on dry basis and alcoholic acidity up to 0.18%.
Does an oil mill need an FSSAI license?
Yes, and it is licensed differently from a flour mill. The mill carve-out covers grain, cereal and pulses only, so in our reading an oil mill follows the ordinary turnover bands: Registration up to ₹1.5 crore, State up to ₹50 crore, Central above. Oils also have their own standards in Chapter 2.2.
How to get FSSAI license for a flour mill?
Check your turnover, then apply on FoSCoS under the milling kind of business — Form A for Registration or Form B for a State Licence. Upload the layout plan, machinery list, product list and FSMS plan, and pay the fee. We file on your own FoSCoS login and check the product names against the Chapter 2.4 standards first.
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