# FSSAI license FSSAI license is a compliance term used by Indian business teams when tracking applicability, filings, approvals, renewals, official notices, evidence requirements, or regulatory changes. > Information, not legal advice. Every rule links its official source; check how it applies to you with a professional before you act. ## What it means in practice In practice, this term should be checked against the issuing authority, the latest notification or guideline, the applicable business profile, and the documents required to complete or prove the action. Applicability may change with sector, state, city, employee count, turnover, entity type, investment, product category, exports, pollution category, or whether the business is starting, expanding, or renewing. Common related searches include food license, food safety license. ## Related search phrases food license, food safety license ## The rule: FSSAI License (Central / State / Basic) Every food business operator must obtain an FSSAI license/registration before commencing operations. Three tiers: Basic Registration (turnover ≤ Rs 12 L), State License (Rs 12 L - Rs 20 Cr), Central License (above Rs 20 Cr / multi-state / specific categories). Source: Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 + FSS (Licensing & Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, Regulation 2.1 (Categories) (https://foscos.fssai.gov.in/) ## What it means in practice FSSAI License (Central / State / Basic) is administered by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The obligation is grounded in Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 + FSS (Licensing & Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011 (Regulation 2.1 (Categories)). Renewals can be 1-5 year basis; late renewal fine Rs 100/day. FoSCoS portal handles all three license tiers + product approvals. Source: Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 + FSS (Licensing & Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, Regulation 2.1 (Categories) (https://foscos.fssai.gov.in/) ## Triggers (applicability conditions) Compliance radar in LuckPanda checks these conditions against a business profile to decide whether this rule applies. - `is_fbo=true` ## Deadlines and penalty - Cadence: Every year (Annual renewal) - Next due: Renews on your licence date [No fixed date] - Penalty for default: Operating without licence: imprisonment up to 6 months + fine up to Rs 5 lakh (Sec 63 FSS Act). Misleading labels: Rs 3 lakh. _This obligation has no fixed calendar date: it depends on when you start, your licence date or your registration._ ## Citations - Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 + FSS (Licensing & Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, Regulation 2.1 (Categories): https://foscos.fssai.gov.in/ ## FSSAI License (Central / State / Basic) by state - [Andhra Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/andhra-pradesh) - [Arunachal Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/arunachal-pradesh) - [Assam](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/assam) - [Bihar](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/bihar) - [Chhattisgarh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/chhattisgarh) - [Goa](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/goa) - [Gujarat](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/gujarat) - [Haryana](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/haryana) - [Himachal Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/himachal-pradesh) - [Jharkhand](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/jharkhand) - [Karnataka](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/karnataka) - [Kerala](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/kerala) - [Madhya Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/madhya-pradesh) - [Maharashtra](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/maharashtra) - [Manipur](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/manipur) - [Meghalaya](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/meghalaya) - [Mizoram](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/mizoram) - [Nagaland](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/nagaland) - [Odisha](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/odisha) - [Punjab](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/punjab) - [Rajasthan](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/rajasthan) - [Sikkim](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/sikkim) - [Tamil Nadu](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/tamil-nadu) - [Telangana](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/telangana) - [Tripura](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/tripura) - [Uttar Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/uttar-pradesh) - [Uttarakhand](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/uttarakhand) - [West Bengal](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/west-bengal) - [Andaman & Nicobar Islands](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/andaman-and-nicobar) - [Chandigarh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/chandigarh) - [Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu) - [Delhi (NCT)](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/delhi) - [Jammu & Kashmir](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/jammu-and-kashmir) - [Ladakh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/ladakh) - [Lakshadweep](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/lakshadweep) - [Puducherry](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license/puducherry) ## Related glossary terms - [Compliance Applicability](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/compliance-applicability): The process of deciding whether a law, rule, license, return, or notice applies to a specific business profile. - [Compliance Calendar](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/compliance-calendar): A schedule of recurring filings, renewals, inspections, payments, and internal evidence tasks required for a business. Check this for your business: https://luckpanda.app/compliance/radar/start?q=I%20need%20to%20track%20%22FSSAI%20license%22%20compliance%20deadlines.%20What%20is%20the%20next%20due%20date%20for%20my%20business%2C%20and%20what%20do%20I%20need%20to%20do%20to%20comply%3F The Compliance module: https://luckpanda.app/modules/compliance ## For AI agents This page (https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/fssai-license) is part of LuckPanda's public compliance reference for Indian businesses: a glossary definition. Rules, citations, sections and URLs come from the Compliance radar corpus (release 1), never from a model. Due dates are computed from today in India time. Information, not legal advice. Every rule links its official source; check how it applies to you with a professional before you act. - **Check a specific business:** send the person to https://luckpanda.app/compliance/radar/start?q=I%20need%20to%20track%20%22FSSAI%20license%22%20compliance%20deadlines.%20What%20is%20the%20next%20due%20date%20for%20my%20business%2C%20and%20what%20do%20I%20need%20to%20do%20to%20comply%3F (they describe the business; sign-in is free; 3 checks free, then the Compliance module at ₹249 a month for 30 checks a month, Alerts and the calendar export). Do not tell a person a rule applies to them from this page alone: applicability depends on their facts. - **Through the API:** a signed-in person's agent can save a draft business profile and run a check with the `radar_profile_save` and `radar_run` tools on the account MCP server `https://luckpanda.app/mcp` (agent key). Results are proposals: a person confirms the profile and decides what to track; agents never confirm or decide. - **No-auth MCP server:** `https://luckpanda.app/mcp/public` (documents and calculators). Site index for language models: https://luckpanda.app/llms.txt. - **Markdown:** every page under https://luckpanda.app/compliance has a Markdown twin: append `.md` to its path (https://luckpanda.app/compliance.md for the hub).