FSSAI licence for kirana, grocery and medical stores.
Yes, a kirana, grocery or general store that sells food needs FSSAI, under the Retailer kind of business; up to ₹1.5 crore turnover that is a ₹100-a-year Registration. The same applies to a medical store that sells health supplements, baby food or packaged snacks alongside medicines.
Most kirana and grocery shops need an FSSAI Registration under the Retailer kind of business, at ₹100 a year, if annual turnover is up to ₹1.5 crore. From ₹1.5 crore to ₹50 crore, as with many supermarkets, it’s a State Licence at ₹5,000. Above ₹50 crore it’s Central at ₹7,500. Each store needs its own.
Which FSSAI licence a kirana or grocery store 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
- Retailer — as listed on FoSCoS: food procured from a manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler and sold to the end consumer
- Repacker, if you pack loose dal, rice, sugar or spices into your own labelled packets
- E-Commerce (Central), only if the shop runs its own website or app that sells food
- Head Office (Central), for a chain with stores in two or more States/UTs
2026 tablePer FSSAI’s table updated 01.04.2026. We confirm your kind of business before filing.
What a kirana or grocery store 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.
Retailer, tiered by turnover
The Retailer row uses turnover alone: up to ₹1.5 crore Registration at ₹100 a year, ₹1.5–50 crore State Licence at ₹5,000, above ₹50 crore Central at ₹7,500. Most neighbourhood shops fall in the first band.
KOB table 01.04.2026, Retailer rowNo FIFO/FEFO register for retailers
The June 2026 amendment exempted retailers from the FIFO/FEFO stock-rotation paragraph of Schedule 4. You no longer keep that register. The exemption removes a register. It doesn't make date-expired stock saleable.
FSS (Licensing & Registration) Second Amendment Regulations 2026; PIB 26.06.2026No recall plan, but a recall duty
A pure retailer doesn't have to hold a recall plan. When a product you stock is recalled, though, you must take it off the shelf, keep it apart and identified until it is disposed of. The exemption ends if you also make, import or supply wholesale.
FSS (Food Recall Procedure) Regulations 2017, reg. 7(1)Packing loose goods is repacking
Weighing loose staples into your own packets with your shop's name on them is repacking, a separate kind of business. It brings the full labelling rules and Legal Metrology packer registration within 90 days of pre-packing (₹500, one-time). Weighing loose goods in front of the customer is ordinary retail.
KOB table 01.04.2026 (Repacker); Labelling & Display Regulations 2020, reg. 5; LM (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011, rule 27Board on the wall
Every premises shows a Food Safety Display Board with its registration or licence number. FSSAI publishes a retail-store version of the board.
FSSAI order 19.09.2018 (display boards)Medical stores: FSSAI for the food shelf only
Health supplements, nutraceuticals, infant food and packaged snacks are food under the FSS Act, and a pharmacy selling them is a Retailer by turnover. Medicines stay under drug law. The nutraceutical rule of Central at any turnover applies to manufacturers, not to shops that sell their products.
FSS Act s.22 / Drugs & Cosmetics Act s.3(b)(ii); KOB table 01.04.2026Registered shops follow Schedule 4 Part I
Registered businesses follow the basic hygiene rules in Schedule 4, Part I. A shop that moves to a State Licence moves to Part II, whose rules include yearly medical fitness for food handlers and a FoSTaC-trained supervisor for every 25 of them.
Schedule 4, Parts I and II; FSSAI order 02.11.2017What 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 A on FoSCoS, choosing the Retailer kind of business
- Photograph of the shop owner
- Photo ID: Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID or passport
- Proof of the shop premises: rent agreement, ownership papers or NOC from the owner
- List of the food items you sell, such as staples, packaged foods, dairy, beverages and supplements
- For a supermarket on a State Licence: Form B, constitution of the business and an FSMS plan
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
Common mistakes with kirana or grocery store licences.
Selling packaged food is still a food business. The Retailer row exists for exactly this, and trading without a registration carries up to six months and ₹5 lakh under FSS Act s.63.
The moment you pack and label your own 1 kg packets, you are a repacker. That needs the right kind of business on the certificate, full labels and Legal Metrology packer registration.
A registration covers one premises. A second branch, even with the same owner and name, is a second application.
It doesn't. A drug licence covers medicines. Protein powders, health supplements and baby food on the shelf are food, and the shop needs FSSAI for them.
Your kirana or grocery store 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 kirana or grocery store: questions
Is FSSAI license mandatory for a kirana store?
Yes, if the kirana sells food, and nearly every kirana does. It registers under the Retailer kind of business on FoSCoS. With turnover up to ₹1.5 crore, a ₹100-a-year Registration is enough. Running without one is punishable under FSS Act section 63, with up to six months' imprisonment and a fine up to ₹5 lakh.
What is the FSSAI license fee for a grocery store?
₹100 a year for a Registration, if annual turnover is up to ₹1.5 crore. A grocery store or supermarket between ₹1.5 crore and ₹50 crore needs a State Licence at ₹5,000 a year, and above ₹50 crore it's Central at ₹7,500. Licences no longer need renewal, but the fee is paid every year.
Which food license category is right for a kirana store?
Retailer: food bought from a manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler and sold to the end consumer. Add Repacker if you pack loose goods into your own labelled packets. Add E-Commerce (Central) only if the shop runs its own online store. Selling through a quick-commerce app as a seller doesn't make you an e-commerce business.
Is FSSAI license mandatory for a medical store?
Yes, if it sells any food, and most do: health supplements, protein powders, infant food, glucose, packaged snacks. Those are food under the FSS Act, and the pharmacy registers as a Retailer, tiered by turnover. Medicines themselves stay under drug law. A pharmacy that sells no food at all isn't a food business. That is our reading.
Does a supermarket need a State or Central licence?
It depends on the turnover of each store's business. Between ₹1.5 crore and ₹50 crore it's a State Licence, and above ₹50 crore Central. Each store is a separate premises needing its own licence. A chain with stores in two or more States/UTs also takes a head-office Central Licence at ₹7,500 a year.
How to get an FSSAI license for a grocery store?
On FoSCoS (foscos.fssai.gov.in), choose Registration (Form A) if turnover is up to ₹1.5 crore. Pick the Retailer kind of business, upload your photo, photo ID, proof of the shop premises and the list of food items, and pay ₹100. The 2026 amendment provides for instant registration where the application is complete.
Do retailers still need to keep FIFO/FEFO records?
No. The June 2026 amendment took retailers out of the FIFO/FEFO stock-rotation rule in Schedule 4, and FSSAI described that record-keeping as confined to manufacturers. The exemption removes a register, not the need to keep date-expired stock off the shelf. You also still have to pull recalled stock when told to.
Get your kirana or grocery store 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
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