Foreign facility registration & agent.
For notified categories, the overseas factory must be registered with FSSAI before its product can be imported. Overseas brands also need someone in India who knows the file.
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
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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
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Send on WhatsApp tooYour overseas factory registered, and one India-side contact who knows the file.
What’s at stakeClearance turns on the paperwork behind a consignment as much as the consignment itself. A facility registration or authorised-agent appointment that is not in place when the shipment lands leaves the goods sitting at the port, on your account.
Where the rule comes from
FSSAI order on registration of foreign food manufacturing facilities, 10.10.2022, effective 01.02.2023
FSS (Import) Regulations 2017, reg. 18
We quote the regulation behind every requirement. Where FSSAI has not said something clearly, we tell you it is our advice, not the law.
You need this if…
- Overseas manufacturers exporting to India
- Indian importers of notified categories
- Brands entering India for the first time
What we’ll need from you
- Overseas manufacturer name, address and plant details
- The agent appointment, or who it should be
- Product list with FSSAI food categories
- Plant registration and health certificates from the origin country
- Print-ready artwork of the pack as it will arrive
Exactly what you’re paying for.
Included
- Check whether your category needs facility registration
- Registration prepared and filed
- India-side regulatory contact for the file
Not included
- Overseas inspections
- The importer’s own licence (quoted separately)
Anything outside scope is quoted in writing before we do it.
- Registration filed
- An India-side regulatory contact
Who does what, in order.
Most of the work is ours. Where something needs you, it says so.
After it’s done
- Registration on file for every shipment
- WeCheck the category
Against FSSAI’s current notified list.
- YouShare facility details
Registration documents, products.
- WeFile
Registration submitted and tracked.
The mistakes we see most.
For notified categories the consignment won’t clear.
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
Which products need facility registration?
The notified categories — FSSAI’s order lists them, and the list can change. We check the current list for your product.
Do I still need an Indian importer?
Yes — the importer holds a Central Licence under the Importer kind of business (the category you register under).
Often needed alongside.
Import & export
Central licence, IEC link, shelf-life and label checks before the ship sails.
See the serviceE-commerce compliance
Platform licences, seller onboarding checks and online listings that match the label.
See the serviceIEC & export registrations
Importer-Exporter Code, its yearly update, and the export registrations that sit beside FSSAI.
See the serviceGet 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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