{"id":32261,"date":"2026-06-28T14:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/?p=32261"},"modified":"2026-06-28T14:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:20:27","slug":"fssai-update-revised-turnover-thresholds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/fssai-update-revised-turnover-thresholds\/","title":{"rendered":"FSSAI Update :Revised Turnover Thresholds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_58 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a411fa2361f1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/fssai-update-revised-turnover-thresholds\/#FSSAI_Update_for_Food_Businesses_Revised_Turnover_Thresholds_Effective_from_01042026\" title=\"FSSAI Update for Food Businesses: Revised Turnover Thresholds Effective from 01.04.2026\">FSSAI Update for Food Businesses: Revised Turnover Thresholds Effective from 01.04.2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/fssai-update-revised-turnover-thresholds\/#Revised_FSSAI_Turnover_Limits_Effective_01042026\" title=\"Revised FSSAI Turnover Limits (Effective 01.04.2026)\">Revised FSSAI Turnover Limits (Effective 01.04.2026)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/fssai-update-revised-turnover-thresholds\/#Earlier_Position\" title=\"Earlier Position\">Earlier Position<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/fssai-update-revised-turnover-thresholds\/#Major_Impact_of_the_Change\" title=\"Major Impact of the Change\">Major Impact of the Change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/fssai-update-revised-turnover-thresholds\/#Additional_Important_Changes\" title=\"Additional Important Changes\">Additional Important Changes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/fssai-update-revised-turnover-thresholds\/#Action_Required_by_Food_Businesses\" title=\"Action Required by Food Businesses\">Action Required by Food Businesses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/fssai-update-revised-turnover-thresholds\/#Quick_Summary_FSSAI_Update_for_Food_Businesses\" title=\"Quick Summary: FSSAI Update for Food Businesses\">Quick Summary: FSSAI Update for Food Businesses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31502\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSSAI-UPDATE-for-Food-Businesses.jpg\" alt=\"FSSAI UPDATE for Food Businesses!\" width=\"849\" height=\"1205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSSAI-UPDATE-for-Food-Businesses.jpg 752w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSSAI-UPDATE-for-Food-Businesses-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSSAI-UPDATE-for-Food-Businesses-722x1024.jpg 722w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FSSAI_Update_for_Food_Businesses_Revised_Turnover_Thresholds_Effective_from_01042026\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">FSSAI Update for Food Businesses: Revised Turnover Thresholds Effective from 01.04.2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has significantly revised the turnover thresholds for categorization of Food Business Operators (FBOs) under the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations. The revised limits came into effect from <strong>1 April 2026<\/strong> and supersede the earlier turnover-based criteria.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Revised_FSSAI_Turnover_Limits_Effective_01042026\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Revised FSSAI Turnover Limits (Effective 01.04.2026)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"___i31lg00 f10pi13n f14t3ns0 f1nbblvp fat0sn4 f1ov4xf1 fekwl8i f1lmfglv f1oz7aqm f1abmfm4 f1w619qj f16h0jq8\">\n<table class=\"___14hgwyo f1ddd56o f16vktn6 f1enuhaj fdclmfp ftgm304 f1uinfot fibjyge fvueend f9yszdx f1fu4s3n f3l3pb3 f1s2k7dp f8fmt76 fjvbh62 fysh76l fic4ptz f1yenhzu f1yn6nvh f14tj6oe f1jq587y f1el8yx3 f1pymoxg f1ofu761 fe6itr f7coize f1794535 f70r78m f4zgifc fk1v6el f16pyhcb fo436u6 fzy4j18 fc43013 f1hmrcvb fc4t9fq fgp09rh fjnyn6r\" style=\"height: 161px;\" width=\"819\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Annual Turnover<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>FSSAI Registration<\/strong><\/th>\n<td>Up to \u20b91.5 Crore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>State Licence<\/strong><\/th>\n<td>More than \u20b91.5 Crore and up to \u20b950 Crore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>Central Licence<\/strong><\/th>\n<td>More than \u20b950 Crore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>These revised thresholds are applicable across India for determining whether a food business requires Registration, a State Licence, or a Central Licence<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Earlier_Position\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Earlier Position<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Prior to 1 April 2026, the turnover criteria were:<\/p>\n<div class=\"___i31lg00 f10pi13n f14t3ns0 f1nbblvp fat0sn4 f1ov4xf1 fekwl8i f1lmfglv f1oz7aqm f1abmfm4 f1w619qj f16h0jq8\">\n<table class=\"___14hgwyo f1ddd56o f16vktn6 f1enuhaj fdclmfp ftgm304 f1uinfot fibjyge fvueend f9yszdx f1fu4s3n f3l3pb3 f1s2k7dp f8fmt76 fjvbh62 fysh76l fic4ptz f1yenhzu f1yn6nvh f14tj6oe f1jq587y f1el8yx3 f1pymoxg f1ofu761 fe6itr f7coize f1794535 f70r78m f4zgifc fk1v6el f16pyhcb fo436u6 fzy4j18 fc43013 f1hmrcvb fc4t9fq fgp09rh fjnyn6r\" style=\"height: 232px;\" width=\"820\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Earlier Turnover Limit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/th>\n<td>Up to \u20b912 Lakh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>State Licence<\/strong><\/th>\n<td>Above \u20b912 Lakh and up to \u20b920 Crore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>Central Licence<\/strong><\/th>\n<td>Above \u20b920 Crore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The revised limits substantially increase the turnover thresholds, reducing compliance burden for many small and medium-sized food businesses.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Major_Impact_of_the_Change\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Major Impact of the Change<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Huge Relief for Small Food Businesses : The Registration limit has increased from \u20b912 lakh to \u20b91.5 crore, benefiting <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Home kitchens, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Tiffin services, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Small restaurants, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Cloud kitchens, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Retail food outlets, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Street food vendors, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Small food manufacturers.\u00a0<\/span>Many businesses that earlier required a State Licence may now qualify for simple FSSAI Registration.<\/li>\n<li>Relief for Medium-Sized Businesses: The State License threshold has increased from \u20b920 crore to \u20b950 crore, allowing a larger number of businesses to remain under State-level compliance rather than Central licensing.<\/li>\n<li>Central License Threshold Increased: Only businesses having turnover exceeding \u20b950 crore will now require a Central License based on turnover criteria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Additional_Important_Changes\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Additional Important Changes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Along with revised turnover thresholds, the FSSAI has also introduced reforms including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perpetual validity of registrations and licenses, subject to risk-based inspections.<\/li>\n<li>Measures to address dual compliance requirements for street food vendors.<\/li>\n<li>Flexibility for FSSAI to revise turnover thresholds in future through orders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Action_Required_by_Food_Businesses\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Action Required by Food Businesses<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Review your turnover for FY 2025-26.<\/li>\n<li>Check whether your current license category remains appropriate under the new limits.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure FSSAI Registration\/State License\/Central License is aligned with the revised thresholds.<\/li>\n<li>Consult your compliance advisor if your business falls near the threshold limits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Summary_FSSAI_Update_for_Food_Businesses\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Quick Summary: FSSAI Update for Food Businesses<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration: Up to INR 1.5 Crore<\/li>\n<li>State Licence: INR 1.5 Crore to INR 50 Crore<\/li>\n<li>Central Licence: Above INR 50 Crore<\/li>\n<li>Effective Date: 1 April 2026<\/li>\n<li>Benefit: Lower compliance burden and improved ease of doing business for food businesses. This is one of the most significant FSSAI compliance relaxations in recent years and will benefit millions of food businesses across India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FSSAI Update for Food Businesses: Revised Turnover Thresholds Effective from 01.04.2026 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has significantly revised the turnover thresholds for categorization of Food Business Operators (FBOs) under the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations. 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