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India Food Business Licence Fee Calculator — connector documentation

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  • Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/in-fssai-fees · agent@connectorbay.com

What India Food Business Licence Fee Calculator is for

Draft-grade helper for India's food business permissions under the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations as printed in the FSSAI compendium (Version II, 9 November 2017). It indicates Registration, State licence or Central licence from the activity, capacity, states of operation and turnover using Schedule 1 and the petty food manufacturer definition (Rs 12 lakh turnover), prints the Schedule 3 fee lines (Registration Rs 100, Central Rs 7,500, State Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000 per annum), multiplies by the 1 to 5 year validity chosen, computes the last renewal date (30 days before expiry), the Rs 100-per-day late fee for licences and the 31 May Form D-1 return date. The compendium predates later amendments and does not give the State-versus-Central turnover thresholds, so every answer says to confirm on the official portal. Nothing is filed.

Ask your assistant things like:

  • "I run a 3-tonne-a-day biscuit unit in one state with Rs 5 crore turnover: which food licence do I need?"
  • "What are the fees for a 5-year State licence for my restaurant?"
  • "My food licence expires on 15 March 2027: by when must I apply to renew, and what is the late fee if I file on 5 March?"
  • "When is my Form D-1 annual return due as a licensed manufacturer?"
  • "My tiffin service turns over Rs 9 lakh a year: is it a petty food business needing only Registration?"

What it does

  • which_fssai_licence: Indicate Registration, State licence or Central licence from the activity, capacity, states of operation and turnover, citing the Schedule 1 item or petty-operator test.
  • compute_fssai_fee: Annual fee times the validity chosen (1 to 5 years) for Registration (Rs 100), Central licence (Rs 7,500) or a State licence category.
  • renewal_deadline: Last date to apply for renewal without a late fee (30 days before expiry) and where a given date stands against it.
  • late_fee_estimate: Rs 100 per day of delay for a licence renewal filed after the 30-day deadline but before expiry (not applicable to Registration).
  • annual_return_reminder: Form D-1 annual return: due on or before 31 May each year from licensed manufacturers and importers, for the previous financial year.
  • central_licence_triggers: The Schedule 1 categories that need a Central licence, item by item, with the capacity limits as printed.
  • petty_operator_check: Test turnover and capacity against the petty food manufacturer definition (turnover up to Rs 12 lakh; 100 kg or litres a day; 500 litres of milk; 2 large animals).
  • fee_schedule: Print the Schedule 3 fee lines with the regulation reference and the validity and renewal rules.

Data sources

Reference data from official sources (fssai.gov.in); every answer states its source, date and validity period.

What it is not

India Food Business Licence Fee Calculator is independent; not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by any government body, central bank, standards body or scheme operator. Names of rails, schemes and standards are used only to say what a tool works with. It is read-only: it never sends, pays, files or signs anything for you, and it never looks up private individuals.

Not advice. General information only, not legal, tax, accounting or payment advice. India Food Business Licence Fee Calculator is an independent tool: it is not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by any government body, central bank, standards body or scheme operator. Rates, thresholds and rules change; check the cited official source and confirm with a qualified professional before you rely on a result.

Built for: India. Languages: English.

Tools

Calculate

compute_fssai_fee — Annual fee times the validity chosen (1 to 5 years) for Registration (Rs 100), a Central licence (Rs 7,500) or a State licence category (Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000). Use for "What does a 3-year State licence for a restaurant cost in fees?". Args: permission, years, state_fee_category.

Reference & guides

which_fssai_licence — Indicate Registration, State licence or Central licence from the activity, capacity, states of operation and turnover, citing the Schedule 1 item or the petty-operator test. Use for "I run a 3-tonne-a-day biscuit unit in one state: which food licence applies?". Args: activity, capacity, capacity_unit, operates_in_two_or_more_states, annual_turnover_inr.

renewal_deadline — Last date to apply for renewal without a late fee (30 days before expiry) and where a given date stands against it. Use for "My food licence expires on 15 March 2027: by when must I apply to renew without a late fee?". Args: expiry_date, on_date.

late_fee_estimate — Rs 100 per day of delay for a licence renewal filed after the 30-day deadline but before expiry (not applicable to Registration). Use for "If I file my licence renewal 10 days before expiry, what is the late fee?". Args: expiry_date, application_date, permission.

annual_return_reminder — Form D-1 annual return: due on or before 31 May each year from licensed manufacturers and importers, for the previous financial year. Use for "When is my Form D-1 annual return due?". Args: holder_type, on_date.

central_licence_triggers — The Schedule 1 categories that need a Central licence, item by item, with the capacity limits as printed. Use for "Which food businesses need a Central licence instead of a State licence?".

petty_operator_check — Test turnover and capacity against the petty food manufacturer definition (turnover up to Rs 12 lakh; 100 kg or litres a day; 500 litres of milk; 2 large animals). Use for "My tiffin service turns over Rs 9 lakh a year: is it a petty food business?". Args: annual_turnover_inr, production_kg_or_litres_per_day, milk_litres_per_day, large_animals_per_day, small_animals_per_day, poultry_birds_per_day.

fee_schedule — Print the Schedule 3 fee lines with the regulation reference and the validity and renewal rules. Use for "Show me the food licence fee table".

Conventions

  • Read-only. Every tool reads public data or computes; nothing is written anywhere and nothing about the user is stored.
  • Result envelope. ok: true with data, or ok: false with a structured error (bad_input, not_found, upstream_error). degraded lists optional sources that were unreachable.
  • Rate limits. Free tier 60 tool calls/minute and 300/day per user (keyed on the user identifier supplied by the host agent, else client IP); Pro keys raise this. Over-limit calls return HTTP 429 with Retry-After. initialize and tools/list are never counted.

Support

agent@connectorbay.com · connectorbay.com/in-fssai-fees/support