FSSAI licence for a hotel.
Hotels are one of the two places where FSSAI’s 2026 table still uses something other than turnover: five-star and above need a Central Licence at ₹7,500 a year, and hotels up to four-star a State Licence at ₹5,000. The same row lists a ₹100 Registration for hotels with turnover up to ₹1.5 crore.
Under the Hotel kind of business: five-star and above, Central Licence at ₹7,500 a year; up to four-star, State Licence at ₹5,000; turnover up to ₹1.5 crore, Registration at ₹100. The table doesn’t say which criterion wins where they overlap, such as a small three-star, so confirm that with the licensing authority.
Which FSSAI licence a hotel needs.
| Annual turnover | You need | Government fee (to FSSAI) | Our filing fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-star and above | Central Licence | ₹7,500 a year | ₹19,500 |
| Up to 4-star | State Licence | ₹5,000 a year | ₹12,500 |
| Not star-rated: by turnover | Registration / State / Central | ₹100 / ₹5,000 / ₹7,500 | ₹4,500 / ₹12,500 / ₹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
- Hotel, under Food Services, as listed on FoSCoS — a commercial establishment providing lodging, meals and other guest services
- Add a manufacturing row if the hotel packs and sells products such as bakery goods, and Caterer if it caters outside the hotel
- Head Office (Central Licence) — for a hotel group with properties in two or more states
2026 tablePer FSSAI’s table updated 01.04.2026. We confirm your kind of business before filing.
What a hotel 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.
Star rating, not turnover, sets the upper tiers
The Hotel row lists three criteria: five-star and above → Central Licence, ₹7,500; up to four-star → State Licence, ₹5,000; annual turnover up to ₹1.5 crore → Registration, ₹100. How the last two interact isn't stated, so confirm before filing.
KoB table 01.04.2026, Hotel rowNo star certificate needed to apply
FSSAI's FAQ says a star-rating certificate is not a prerequisite document for a hotel's licence. The rating still decides the tier, so a hotel upgraded to five-star moves to a Central Licence.
FSSAI Licensing FAQ Q85One licence for every kitchen at the address
Licences are premise-based. The coffee shop, banquet kitchen, room service and bakery at one hotel go on one licence, with every kind of business listed.
FSSAI Licensing FAQ Q1An outsourced restaurant is someone else's food business
The FSS Act makes the food business operator the person by whom the business is carried on or owned. Our reading: a restaurant inside your hotel run by a separate operator is that operator's business, and it needs its own licence.
FSS Act 2006, s.3(1)(o); our readingMenus with calories at five-star
Menu labelling binds food service establishments holding a Central Licence or with outlets at 10 or more locations. Our reading: a five-star hotel's restaurants, being Central-licensed, are inside that rule.
Labelling & Display Regulations 2020, food service establishment display provisionsLarge brigades, many supervisors
One FoSTaC-trained supervisor per 25 food handlers at all times, and yearly medical fitness for every food handler. In a hotel running three shifts, count per shift.
FSSAI order 02.11.2017; Schedule 4, Part II 10.1.2Hotel chains in more than one state
Each property needs its own licence, and a group operating in two or more states adds a head-office Central Licence at ₹7,500 a year.
FSSAI Licensing FAQ Q31; KoB table 01.04.2026, Head Office rowWhat 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- Form B, signed by the proprietor, a partner or a director
- Proof of possession of the hotel premises — lease, ownership papers or the owner's NOC
- Constitution of the business — partnership deed, MoA/AoA or incorporation certificate
- List of food categories across every kitchen, bakery and banquet operation at the address
- Food Safety Management System (FSMS) plan
- Nomination of a responsible person, Form IX, for a company
- Details of your star classification, if you apply as five-star (the certificate itself isn't a prerequisite, per FSSAI's FAQ)
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 agenciesAdjudicating Officer and Food Safety Appellate TribunalMunicipal corporation or local bodyCommon mistakes with hotel licences.
The rating decides the tier. After an upgrade, the State Licence no longer describes the business, so move to Central.
Everything at one premises goes on one licence. Separate licences for your own outlets add fees and paperwork without adding cover.
If another company runs it, it's their food business under the Act. Ask for their number and keep it on file.
Packing products for sale is manufacturing and needs the row, a full label and Legal Metrology registration. Adding it is a modification.
Your hotel 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.
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
Our promises, in writing
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 hotel: questions
What is the FSSAI license fee for a hotel?
Five-star and above: Central Licence, ₹7,500 a year. Up to four-star: State Licence, ₹5,000 a year. The Hotel row also lists Registration at ₹100 a year for turnover up to ₹1.5 crore. You pay the government fee directly to FSSAI. Our fee is ₹4,500 for a Registration, ₹12,500 for a State Licence and ₹19,500 for a Central Licence, one-time plus GST.
Is an FSSAI licence required for every hotel?
Every hotel that serves food needs one. The 2026 table defines a hotel as a commercial establishment providing lodging, meals and other guest services, and gives it its own row. Trading without the licence your business needs can draw up to six months' imprisonment and a fine up to ₹5 lakh under s.63 of the FSS Act.
How do I apply for an FSSAI license for a hotel?
On FoSCoS, FSSAI's official portal. Five-star properties apply to the Central Licensing Authority; up to four-star, to the State Licensing Authority, both on Form B. List every kitchen activity at the address, upload the premises proof, constitution documents, food categories and FSMS plan, and pay the fee. We file on your own FoSCoS login.
Can a small hotel or guest house get FSSAI registration?
The Hotel row lists Registration at ₹100 a year for turnover up to ₹1.5 crore, alongside "up to four-star: State Licence". For an unrated guest house under ₹1.5 crore, our reading is that Registration applies. For a rated property under that turnover, the table doesn't say which criterion governs, so confirm with the licensing authority.
Does a hotel need a star certificate for its FSSAI licence?
No. FSSAI's FAQ says a star-rating certificate is not a prerequisite document for a hotel's licence. The rating still matters, though, because five-star and above take a Central Licence and up to four-star a State Licence. If you apply as five-star, be ready to give the classification details; if your rating changes later, the licence tier changes with it.
Does one FSSAI licence cover the hotel's restaurant, bar and banquets?
Yes, if the hotel runs them at the same premises. FSSAI's FAQ says all food activities at one premises can go on a single licence, with each kind of business listed. Outlets run by a separate operator are that operator's food business and need their own licence. Liquor permissions are a separate state excise matter.
Get your hotel 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
- Fixed fee, confirmed in writing before we start
Not ready to talk? Get the free 2026 checklist or find your licence yourself.