FSSAI Registration (up to ₹1.5 crore)
- Photograph of the proprietor
- Photo ID — Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID or passport
- Proof of premises — rent agreement, ownership papers or NOC from the owner
- List of the food items you make or sell
State Licence (₹1.5–50 crore)
- Form B, signed by the proprietor, a partner or a director
- Photo ID and address proof of the proprietor, partners or directors
- Proof of possession of the premises
- Constitution of the business — partnership deed, MoA/AoA or incorporation certificate
- List of food categories you will make, store or sell
- Food Safety Management System (FSMS) plan
- Nomination of a responsible person (Form IX, for companies)
Manufacturers add:
- Layout plan of the processing area, with dimensions
- List of equipment and machinery, with capacity
- Water test report from an FSSAI-notified or NABL lab, where water goes into the food
Central Licence
Everything on the State list, plus where it applies:
- Importer-Exporter Code (IEC) from DGFT, for import and export
- Star-classification certificate from the Ministry of Tourism, for hotels
- List of premises by state, for a head-office licence
Three things that commonly cause queries
- A kind of business that doesn’t match the documents. The application asks what you do; the layout plan, equipment list and product list have to say the same thing.
- A water report from the wrong lab. It needs to come from an FSSAI-notified or NABL-accredited laboratory, and be recent.
- Premises proof that doesn’t match the address. The rent agreement or ownership document has to name the same premises the licence will cover.
A note on these lists
FoSCoS asks for documents by kind of business, and some states add their own requirements, such as a municipal NOC. Treat these as the typical list. When we take a file on, we send the exact checklist for your kind of business and state before you gather anything.