FSSAI License Fees in 2026: Registration, State and Central Licence

These are government fees paid on the FoSCoS portal. Consultants' charges are separate. The portal works out the exact fee when you choose your kind of business, so check it there before paying.

Two changes, both from FSSAI:

• New turnover limits. FSSAI's order of 13 March 2026 replaced the old ₹12 lakh and ₹20 crore limits. Registration now covers turnover up to ₹1.5 crore, a State licence ₹1.5 crore to ₹50 crore, and a Central licence above ₹50 crore, with effect from 1 April 2026. Thousands of small restaurants, bakeries and traders who needed a State licence now qualify for basic registration, with no pre-inspection and instant grant.
• No more renewals. The Licensing and Registration amendment regulations notified on 10 March 2026 give registrations and licences perpetual validity, subject to risk-based inspections. The old 1-to-5-year terms and renewal deadlines are gone for licences under the new framework.

Street food vendors registered with their municipal corporation or town vending committee are now treated as registered with FSSAI and don't need a separate registration.

Perpetual validity doesn't mean a one-time payment. You still pay the annual fee for your category, and you can pay several years in advance. If the fee isn't paid, the licence or registration is treated as suspended, and you can't legally run the food business until it's restored. Operating without a valid licence can attract heavy penalties under the Food Safety and Standards Act.

Put the annual fee date in your compliance calendar the way you would a GST return. If your licence was issued under the old rules, log in to FoSCoS to see how it has been migrated and when the next fee is due. Our older guide to FSSAI renewal explains the previous system for licences still running on it.

The State licence fee depends on what you do, not just your turnover. Under the FSSAI fee schedule:

• ₹2,000 a year: most food service businesses (restaurants, caterers, canteens, banquet halls with catering), smaller manufacturers, and storage, wholesale, retail, distribution and transport businesses
• ₹3,000 a year: larger manufacturers and processors, by production capacity
• ₹5,000 a year: hotels rated three star and above

Because the categories now turn on turnover, FoSCoS shows the fee that applies once you select your kind of business. If a business runs several activities, such as manufacturing and retail, the higher category usually decides the fee.

• Home bakers, tiffin services, small cafés, kirana stores, small cloud kitchens: basic registration, if turnover is up to ₹1.5 crore.
• Growing restaurant groups, mid-sized manufacturers, distributors: a State licence once turnover crosses ₹1.5 crore.
• Large manufacturers and chains above ₹50 crore: a Central licence.
• Activities that need a Central licence regardless of turnover include importing food and e-commerce food business operators. Check the kind-of-business list on FoSCoS.

Each premises is licensed separately, so a business with three kitchens needs three registrations or licences. Running a delivery-only kitchen? Read our guide to FSSAI for cloud kitchens. For the full application process and documents, see the FSSAI registration guide, or let TaxQue's FSSAI licence service file it for you.