Surrender & closure.
A licence you no longer use still carries its annual fee. Closing properly stops the clock and keeps your record clean.
Free 10-minute check · A regulatory advisor calls back within 2 working hours, Mon–Sat 10 am–7 pm · Government fee paid by you directly to FSSAI
Start with a free 10-minute call
No forms to understand. Just tell us what you sell and where. A person from our regulatory team calls you back.
- Free 10-minute check
- Filed within 3 working days of getting your documents
- Licence in your own name
- Government fee paid by you directly to FSSAI
Thank you. We have your details.
We will call you within 2 working hours (Mon–Sat, 10 am–7 pm).
Send on WhatsApp tooClose a premises cleanly — on time, in writing, with nothing left to haunt a future application.
What’s at stakeRegulation 2.1.7(3) requires written intimation within 30 days; no fee is refunded (2.1.7(4)).
Where the rule comes from
Reg. 2.1.7(3) — written intimation within thirty days
Reg. 2.1.7(4) — no refund of fees
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-upClosure intimation template (Word)You need this if…
- You’ve shut a kitchen, a factory or a warehouse
- You’re consolidating two licences into one
- You’re selling the business
What we’ll need from you
- The certificate being surrendered
- Date you stopped operating at the premises
- Board resolution or partner authority, where the entity needs one
- Your FoSCoS (FSSAI’s licensing website) login
Exactly what you’re paying for.
Included
- Closure intimation drafted
- Filed within 30 days of closure
- Certificate surrender
- Checklist of related registrations to close
Not included
- Closing non-FSSAI registrations such as GST or Shops & Establishments (we list them for you)
Anything outside scope is quoted in writing before we do it.
- Closure intimation filed on time
- Certificate surrendered
- A clean record for any future application
Who does what, in order.
Most of the work is ours. Where something needs you, it says so.
After it’s done
- Confirmation on file for any future application
- YouTell us the date
The date the business stopped at that premises.
- WeDraft and file
Written intimation and surrender within thirty days.
- WeClose out
Display board, platforms and Legal Metrology noted.
The mistakes we see most.
An unused licence still carries its annual fee — and an unpaid fee is a suspension on your record.
The regulation asks for written intimation within thirty days of closure.
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 rule comes with its source, and we say clearly when something is our advice.
Common questions
Do I get the unused fee back?
No. Regulation 2.1.7(4) says no fee is refunded on surrender.
Can I transfer my licence to a buyer?
A buyer generally applies in their own name. We plan the handover so there’s no gap in trading.
Often needed alongside.
Get a fixed quote — in writing, before we start.
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
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