Food Licence

Food Licence is a recurring obligation — licenses have to be renewed periodically, returns have to be filed, and any change in business activity has to be reported to the licensing authority. Our team manages the entire lifecycle.

Sector-specific licenses carry the heaviest penalties for non-compliance — seizure of goods, cancellation of permits, or even prosecution in some cases. We treat every license as critical infrastructure for your business and run a renewal calendar that escalates reminders well before the expiry window.

Each license comes with a digital reminder calendar synced to your inbox 90, 60, and 30 days before the renewal due date.

• Food businesses applying for FSSAI basic, state, or central license
• Importers and exporters applying for IEC or ICEGATE registration
• Manufacturers of electronics, toys, or chemicals applying for BIS registration
• Agricultural exporters applying for APEDA or RCMC registration

• PAN, GSTIN, and incorporation certificate of the business entity
• Photo and identity proof of the authorised signatory and promoters
• Address proof of the principal place of business and storage, if any
• Product list with HSN/SAC codes and country of origin for imports
• List of equipment, plant, and machinery used in the business
• Quality-control certificate or test report from a NABL-accredited lab
• Cancelled cheque and bank statement of the business entity

1. Step 1: Consultation to identify the exact license category required for your business
2. Step 2: Document collection and review against the licensing authority's checklist
3. Step 3: Filing of the application on the licensing portal with payment of fees
4. Step 4: Coordination for any inspection, sampling, or test report required
5. Step 5: Query resolution and follow-up with the authority until the license is issued
6. Step 6: License delivery and annual renewal calendar shared with the client

Our standard fee for Food Licence is —, which includes license advisory, document preparation, portal filing, query handling, and license delivery. Government fees depend on the license category and are quoted upfront. Typical turnaround is 3-5 days.

At a glance: typical turnaround 3-5 days, fixed-fee engagement with a single point of contact from kick-off to final delivery.

FinTax24 is an AI-first legal-tech firm that combines automation with expert human review to deliver compliance work faster, more accurately, and at a price SMEs can afford. Our services are end-to-end — you share the documents, we handle the rest.

• AI-assisted classification picks the exact license type for your business activity.
• Filing reviewed by a compliance expert before submission on the licensing portal.
• Flat-fee — engagement — no hidden charges for follow-up.
• End-to-end: classification, document preparation, filing, inspection, and delivery.
• Annual renewal reminder and return-filing support at no extra cost.