The government fee, by tier
FSSAI’s kind-of-business eligibility table was reissued on 1 April 2026. Fees are now flat per tier rather than banded by production capacity.
| Licence | Who | Government fee |
|---|---|---|
| FSSAI Registration | Up to ₹1.5 crore | ₹100 a year |
| Street vendors (Registration) | Up to ₹1.5 crore | Nil — order of 28.09.2024 |
| State Licence | ₹1.5 crore – ₹50 crore | ₹5,000 a year, flat |
| Central Licence | Above ₹50 crore, or by kind of business (the category you register under) | ₹7,500 a year, flat |
| Central — railway stations; catering at Central Government establishments | By premises | ₹2,000 a year |
FSSAI Kind of Business eligibility table, updated 01.04.2026 · FSSAI order of 28.09.2024 (nil fee for street vendors)
Fees you’ll still see quoted — that no longer exist
Pages ranking for “FSSAI fees” still publish figures from the old schedule. None of these appears in the current table:
| Still quoted | Reality in 2026 |
|---|---|
| State Licence at ₹2,000 or ₹3,000 | Capacity bands removed — State is now a flat ₹5,000 |
| ₹10,000 for importers | Not in the current table — importers pay the Central ₹7,500 |
| ₹15,000 for large manufacturers | Not in the current table |
| ₹100 a day for late renewal | No renewal, so no trigger — see our renewal guide |
One licence, several activities
A business that manufactures, stores and distributes at one premises takes out one licence under the heaviest activity. The 2026 table prices each kind of business separately and does not say what happens to the fee when one licence covers several. Where that matters, we confirm the figure with the licensing authority before quoting it.
Is the fee still paid for several years at once?
Under the old rules you could take a licence for up to five years and pay upfront. With perpetual validity the fee is annual, and an unpaid annual fee puts the licence under deemed suspension (it stops being valid automatically) — so the date matters more than the amount.
Other government charges
- Import clearance — a separate, non-refundable fee with each clearance application (Import Regulations, reg. 5(1)).
- Lab testing — billed by the laboratory, not FSSAI.
- Legal Metrology packer registration — a separate state registration within 90 days of starting to pre-pack.
Our fees, for comparison
We publish ours too. The government fee is always on its own line and paid by you, directly to FSSAI.
| Licence | Government fee | Our fee |
|---|---|---|
| FSSAI Registration | ₹100 a year | Quoted after the free check |
| FSSAI State Licence | ₹5,000 a year | Quoted after the free check |
| FSSAI Central Licence | ₹7,500 a year | Quoted after the free check |