Licence modification.
A licence that no longer describes the business is the most common problem we see — and it usually looks perfectly valid until someone checks it against the premises.
Your licence describes the business you actually run — before an inspector or a platform notices it doesn’t.
What’s at stakeA kind of business that no longer matches what you do can be read as operating outside your licence — section 63 is up to 6 months and ₹5 lakh.
Where the rule comes from
Schedule 2, Annexure 3, condition 3 — intimation of changes
FSSAI kind-of-business table, updated 01.04.2026
We quote the regulation behind every requirement. Where FSSAI hasn’t specified something, we tell you it’s our reading, not the law.
Free, no sign-upDocuments checklists by licence typeYou need this if…
- You’ve added a product category, a line or a new activity (storage, export, online sale)
- The kind of business on the certificate isn’t what you actually do any more
- Your company name, address within the same premises, or partners have changed
- Your turnover has crossed ₹1.5 crore or ₹50 crore and the tier must move
Exactly what you’re paying for.
Included
- Line-by-line read of your current certificate against your operations
- Decision: modification or fresh application, with the reason
- Supporting documents prepared and checked
- Filing on your FoSCoS login and every query answered
- Updated compliance calendar
Not included
- Government fees (paid by you on FoSCoS)
- A new premises — that is a new licence, quoted separately
Anything outside scope is quoted in writing before we do it.
Who does what, in order.
Most of the work is ours. Where something needs you, it says so.
After it’s done
- Display board, labels and listings updated to match
- Calendar adjusted if new obligations came with the change
- WeRead the licence
We compare the kind of business, product categories and details on the certificate with what you do today.
- WeDecide the route
Modification, or a fresh application where the tier or premises changes.
- YouShare documents
Usually the changed item’s proof — new product list, equipment, partner documents.
- WeFile and follow up
Filed on your login with your approval; queries answered until the change is approved.
The mistakes we see most.
The licence covers the categories on it. A new line outside them is trading outside the licence.
Crossing ₹1.5 crore or ₹50 crore needs a fresh application under the new tier.
Name or address changes must flow through to the label, display board and platform listings.
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 requirement comes with the regulation behind it — and our readings are marked as ours.
Common questions
Is moving to a bigger turnover band a modification?
No. Moving from Registration to a State Licence, or from State to Central, is a fresh application under the new tier. We time it so there is no gap.
Can I add products without telling FSSAI?
Product categories on the licence should match what you make. Adding a category is a modification; making something the licence doesn’t cover is exposure under the conditions of licence.
How long does a modification take?
It depends on whether the authority inspects. We file as soon as your documents are complete and follow up until approval.
Can I trade during the modification?
You can continue what the existing licence covers. Hold the new activity until the modification is approved.
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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