Registration and Licence Fee per Annum
Schedule 3 is headed "Fee for grant / renewal of license" and "Registration / license fee per annum in rupees". An application for registration in Form A (regulation 2.1.1) and an application for a licence in Form B (regulation 2.1.3) is filed with the fee given in this Schedule.
A licence for a food business listed in Schedule 1 is granted by the Central Licensing Authority. A food business not covered by Schedule 1 is licensed by the State or Union territory Licensing Authority (regulation 2.1.2, clauses (3) and (4)).
| Registration or licence | Category, as printed in Schedule 3 | Fee per annum |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | Fees for registration | ₹100 |
| Central licence | Licence issued by the Central Licensing Authority | ₹7,500 |
| State licence | Manufacturer or miller: above 1 MT per day production, or 10,001 to 50,000 LPD of milk, or 501 to 2,500 MT of milk solids per annum | ₹5,000 |
| State licence | Manufacturer or miller: below 1 MT of production, or 501 to 10,000 LPD of milk, or 2.5 MT to 500 MT of milk solids per annum | ₹3,000 |
| State licence | Hotels, 3 star and above | ₹5,000 |
| State licence | All food service providers including restaurants, boarding houses, clubs etc. serving food, canteens (schools, colleges, office, institutions), caterers, banquet halls with food catering arrangements, food vendors like dabba wallas etc. | ₹2,000 |
| State licence | Any other food business operator | ₹2,000 |
Schedule 3 adds that the fees paid by any applicant for a licence shall not be refundable under any circumstances. MT is metric tonne and LPD is litres per day.
Work Out Your FSSAI Fee
Pick your category and what you are paying for. The fee follows Schedule 3 and regulations 2.1.9 and 2.1.13 of the 2011 Regulations.
Figures from Schedule 3 and regulations 2.1.9 and 2.1.13 of the FSSAI compendium, Version II dated 09.11.2017; the 2026 amendments did not change them. An annual fee specified by the Food Authority under the new regulation 2.1.7 is not on file and is not used.
Duplicate Copy and Modification
| Event | Fee | Where it is printed |
|---|---|---|
| Duplicate copy of a registration certificate or licence that is lost, destroyed, torn, defaced or mutilated | 10% of the applicable licence fee | Schedule 3, Issue of Duplicate registration or License, paragraph (1) |
| Change that alters the information contained in the licence certificate (approval or endorsement before starting business with the change) | A fee equivalent to one year licence fee | Regulation 2.1.9(1), proviso, as printed in the compendium |
| The same modification fee under the operationalisation notice for the draft Amendment Regulations, 2021 | ₹1,000 along with differential amount of annual fee in case of upgradation of licence | FSSAI notice for operationalisation, item (2)(a), amending regulation 2.1.9 |
The operationalisation notice is an FSSAI direction issued ahead of the final regulations and the copy on file carries no date. The gazette text of regulation 2.1.9 in the compendium still reads "one year license fee". Confirm the modification fee shown on the FoSCoS portal before paying.
Validity, Annual Fee and Refund After the 2026 Amendment
The Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Amendment Regulations, 2026 (notification dated 10 March 2026, in force from publication in the Gazette of 11 March 2026) replaced regulation 2.1.7. The table compares the two texts.
| Point | Earlier regulation 2.1.7 | Regulation 2.1.7 from March 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Validity | 1 to 5 years as chosen by the food business operator, subject to remittance of the fee applicable for the period | Valid and subsisting unless suspended, cancelled or surrendered |
| Renewal | Application in Form A or B not later than 30 days before the expiry date | No renewal clause. The licence or registration is deemed suspended if the annual licence fee or registration fee as specified by the Food Authority is not paid, or the return is not submitted by the due date |
| Late fee | ₹100 per day for each day of delay in a renewal application for a licence. Not applicable to registration (proviso inserted in 2014) | Suspension is revoked after payment of the due annual fee or submission of the return along with due penalty |
| Refund | No compensation or refund of fee on suspension or cancellation (regulation 2.1.8(5)) | No refund of any fee paid is admissible on surrender of the registration certificate or licence (regulation 2.1.7(4)) |
New regulation 2.1.7(2) refers to the annual licence fee or registration fee "as specified by the Food Authority". No order of the Food Authority specifying a different annual fee was found in the saved FSSAI texts, so the chart shows the Schedule 3 figures.
Late Fee and Penalty
A food business operator required to hold a licence who manufactures, sells, stores, distributes or imports food without one is punishable with imprisonment up to six months and a fine up to ₹5 lakh. The Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 replaces this with a penalty up to ₹10 lakh from a date to be notified. FSS Act 2006 · s.63
If the annual licence or registration fee is not paid, or the return is not filed by the due date, the licence or registration is deemed suspended until the fee or return is filed with the due penalty. Any food business carried on meanwhile is non-compliant. Regulation 2.1.7(2), 2026
Every licensed manufacturer and importer files Form D-1 by 31 May each year. Delay beyond 31 May attracts a penalty of ₹100 per day. Regulation 2.1.13(3)
A contravention of the Act, rules or regulations for which no separate penalty is provided is liable to a penalty up to ₹2 lakh. FSS Act 2006 · s.58
What You Pay in Common Cases
Tea stall, petty food business
Dairy plant handling 20,000 litres of milk a day
Four-star hotel needs a duplicate of a torn licence
Manufacturer files Form D-1 on 20 June
How to Apply and Pay
- 1Find your categoryPetty food business: registration. Schedule 1 business: Central licence. Others: State licence (regulations 2.1.1 and 2.1.2).
- 2Apply in Form A or Form BWith the self-attested declaration in Annexure-1 and, for a licence, the documents in Annexure-2 (regulations 2.1.1, 2.1.3).
- 3Pay the Schedule 3 feeBy bank draft, online transfer, treasury challan or other means specified by the Licensing Authority (Schedule 3, regulation 2.1.10).
- 4Wait for the decisionRegistration: within 7 days, or 30 days if inspected. Licence: within 60 days from the application ID; you may start if nothing is heard (regulations 2.1.1, 2.1.4, 2.1.6).
- 5Keep it in forceDisplay the certificate, pay the annual fee and file Form D-1 by 31 May (regulations 2.1.4(6), 2.1.7, 2.1.13).
Documents to file with it
- Registration: Form A with a photograph and a copy of photo ID such as driving licence, passport, ration card or election ID card
- Licence: Form B completed and signed by the proprietor, partner or authorised signatory
- Licence: blueprint or layout plan of the processing unit with dimensions and operation-wise area allocation
- Licence: list of directors with full address and contact details, and photo ID and address proof of the proprietor, partners, directors or authorised signatory
- Licence: list of equipment and machinery with number, installed capacity and horse power, and the food categories to be manufactured
- Licence: analysis report of water used as an ingredient, from a recognised or public health laboratory
- Licence: proof of possession of the premises, such as sale deed, rent agreement or electricity bill
- Licence: partnership deed, affidavit or memorandum and articles of association on the constitution of the firm
- Licence: food safety management system plan or certificate, if any, and NOCs from the municipality and State Pollution Control Board except in a notified industrial area
How to Use This Chart
- Identify first whether the business is a petty food business (registration), a State licence category or a Schedule 1 business (Central licence).
- The Schedule 3 figure is a fee per annum.
- For a change that alters the licence certificate, check the modification fee on the FoSCoS portal: the gazette text and the FSSAI operationalisation notice give different amounts.
- The fee table is read from the FSSAI compendium of the regulations printed as Version II dated 09.11.2017. The FSSAI page does not carry a later compendium.
- Amendments checked: 10 June 2014, 13 July 2016, 24 October 2017, 10 March 2026 and 23 June 2026. None of them amends Schedule 3. The amendment history printed in the 2026 notifications lists no other amendment.
- Any annual fee specified by the Food Authority by order under the new regulation 2.1.7 is not shown, because no such order is in the saved texts.
- Turnover and capacity limits that decide between registration, State licence and Central licence (regulation 1.2.1 and Schedule 1), and any limits specified by the Food Authority under the 2026 clauses 2.1.1(8) and 2.1.2(6), are not part of this chart.
- Fees under other FSSAI regulations (import, vegan logo endorsement, product approval, laboratory fees) are not shown.
- The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 changes section 63 of the FSS Act to a penalty up to ten lakh rupees from a date to be notified. The notification bringing it into force is not among the saved texts, so both versions are given.
Official documents behind this page
- Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, FSSAI compendiumSchedule 3 (fee per annum, non-refundable fee, duplicate copy at 10 per cent, mode of payment); regulations 2.1.1(1), 2.1.2(3) and (4), 2.1.3, 2.1.7, 2.1.8(5), 2.1.9(1).
- FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Amendment Regulations, 2014Proviso to regulation 2.1.7(4): late fee of 100 rupees per day not applicable to registration.
- FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Amendment Regulations, 2026Regulation 2.1.7 substituted (validity, deemed suspension for non-payment of annual fee, no refund on surrender); clauses 2.1.1(7) and (8), 2.1.2(6), 2.1.17 inserted.
- FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Second Amendment Regulations, 2026Amends Schedule 2 (condition 8 of licence) and Schedule 4 (paragraph 5.2.5) only. Schedule 3 not amended.
- FSSAI notice for operationalisation of the FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2021Item (2)(a): modification fee of 1,000 rupees along with differential annual fee on upgradation, in place of one year licence fee, in regulation 2.1.9.
- FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, procedureRegulations 2.1.1(3) and (4) (registration in 7 or 30 days), 2.1.4 (licence in 60 days, deficiency letter within 15 days, reply in 30 days), 2.1.6 (commencement), 2.1.10 (mode of payment), 2.1.13 (return by 31 May, ₹100 per day of delay); Form A; Annexure-2 of Schedule 2 (documents).
- Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006Section 31 (licence and registration; start after two months if no decision), section 58 (penalty up to two lakh rupees), section 63 (business without licence).
- Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023Schedule, entry 35(C): section 63 of the FSS Act, punishment replaced by "liable to penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees".
Disclaimer: This chart reproduces fees and rates from the official documents listed above, as read on 2 October 2026. It is general information, not professional advice for your case. Fees, rates and slabs are changed by notification, and the amount the authority’s portal or challan asks for on the day you pay is the one that applies. The calculator only adds up the figures on this page; it does not know your facts or any later change. TaxClue is not responsible for a decision taken on this page alone. Check the current notification on the official website before you pay or file.