Annual return filing (Form D-1 / D-2).
A return not filed by its due date now places the licence under deemed suspension. It is the most expensive form a manufacturer can forget.
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Send on WhatsApp tooForm D-1 (the yearly return) filed on time, every year — so a missed return never suspends your licence.
What’s at stakeA return not filed by its due date places the licence under deemed suspension (reg. 2.1.7(2)).
Where the rule comes from
Reg. 2.1.13(1) and proviso
Reg. 2.1.7(2) — deemed suspension (it stops being valid automatically) for returns not filed
We quote the regulation behind every requirement. Where FSSAI has not said something clearly, we tell you it is our advice, not the law.
Free, no sign-upAnnual compliance calendar (PDF)You need this if…
- Every manufacturer and importer holding a licence — Form D-1 each year, by 31 May, for the previous financial year
- Milk and milk product businesses — where the half-yearly Form D-2 position needs confirming
What we’ll need from you
- Production and import quantities by food category for the period
- Sales / despatch totals
- Licence number and login access
Exactly what you’re paying for.
Included
- Collection of production, import and sales figures by category
- Reconciliation with the categories on your licence
- Return prepared, filed and acknowledged
- Reminder set for the next period
Not included
- Correcting your production records themselves (we flag gaps; you own the records)
Anything outside scope is quoted in writing before we do it.
- Return filed and acknowledged
- A reminder set for the next period
- A note of any category mismatch the figures revealed
Who does what, in order.
Most of the work is ours. Where something needs you, it says so.
After it’s done
- Next return date in your calendar
- Any category mismatch flagged for modification
- WeSend the template
A simple sheet for the period’s quantities by food category.
- YouFill in the figures
From your production, purchase and sales records.
- WeCheck and file
We reconcile against your licence categories and file before the deadline.
- WeKeep the proof
Acknowledgement saved to your file; next due date diarised.
The mistakes we see most.
The due date is fixed — 31 May for D-1. Late now means deemed suspension.
A product reported outside the licence categories raises a question you didn’t need.
The regulation still carries a half-yearly Form D-2; FSSAI’s July 2022 FAQ says it was discontinued. We get the authority’s answer in writing.
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 (FSSAI’s licensing website) account with your approval. Nothing to hand back if you ever leave.
Straight to FSSAI on FoSCoS. It never passes through us.
Each rule comes with its source, and we say clearly when something is our advice.
Common questions
Do restaurants file Form D-1?
No. The annual return binds licensed manufacturers and importers. For dairy, the regulation adds a half-yearly Form D-2, but FSSAI’s FAQ of July 2022 says it was discontinued from 2020-21 — we confirm the position for your licence.
What if I produced nothing this year?
A nil return is still a return. If one is due, file it.
Which period does Form D-1 cover?
The previous financial year — April to March — filed by 31 May.
Often needed alongside.
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- Government fee paid by you, directly to FSSAI
- Filed under your own FoSCoS login
- Fixed fee, confirmed in writing before we start
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