CENTRAL

FSSAI LICENSE - CENTRAL

Large food manufacturers / processors / transporters and importers of food products require central FSSAI license. Some of the types of entities that require FSSAI central license are:

  • Hotel providing lodging, meals and other guest services - upto four star rating.
  • Restaurants and bars having turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year.
  • Club/Canteen.
  • Caterers having turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year.
  • Food vending agencies having upto 100 vending machines in only 1 state.
  • Mid day meal caterers having turnover of upto Rs.20 crores.
  • Mid day meal canteens having turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year.
  • Food product marketers with a turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year.
  • Food retailers with a turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year.
  • Food suppliers with a turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year.
  • Food product distributors with a turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year.
  • Food product wholesales with a turnover of upto Rs.30 crores per year.
  • Food transporters having upto 100 vehicles and a turnover of upto Rs.30 crores per year.
  • Dairy units processing over 500 liters of milk per day or 2.5 MT of milk solids per year.
  • Vegetable oil processing units with turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year.
  • Slaughter house processing more than 50 poultry birds or 11 small animals or 3 large animals.
  • Meat processing unit with a capacity of more than 500kg of meat per day or 150 MT of meat per year.
  • All grains, cereals, pulses milling units without any limit on production capacity.
  • Food manufacturing or processing or packing unit with turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year or production capacity of more than 100kg or 100 liters per day.
  • Cold storage unit with turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year.
  • Cold + Atmospheric Controlled Storage with turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year.
  • Storage unit with turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year.


  • 12,500 /- INR
    (1 YEAR)