FSSAI Licence for Packaged Drinking Water Plants

A packaged drinking water or mineral water plant cannot run on Basic Registration — it needs a State or Central Licence, graded by production capacity and turnover (a Central Licence applies to high-capacity plants, or where the unit falls in a Central category such as multi-state or export). The licence is also tied to mandatory BIS/ISI certification. CAREALL confirms the correct category and files the application for you.

Yes. Packaged drinking water requires ISI certification under IS 14543 and packaged mineral water under IS 13428, granted by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The FSSAI Central Licence is linked to this BIS certification. CAREALL helps align both so your application is filed correctly and tracked to issuance.

No. Packaged drinking water and mineral water cannot use Basic Registration — a small plant needs at least a State Licence, moving up to a Central Licence once production capacity or turnover crosses the threshold (or where a Central category such as multi-state or export applies). Applying under the wrong category leads to rejection. CAREALL files the correct State or Central Licence for you.