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Keep Your FSSAI Licence Active — Pay the Annual Fee, Avoid Suspension
An FSSAI registration or licence is now valid indefinitely — there is no fixed term and no renewal application to file before an expiry date. Instead you must pay a recurring annual fee to keep it active. If that annual fee goes unpaid, the licence is deemed suspended, which means you cannot legally operate and your platform listings can be pulled until it is cleared. CAREALL tracks your annual fee and pays it on time for you, so your licence never lapses.
Updated for 2026
Who needs Keep Your FSSAI Licence Active?
Every food business that holds an FSSAI registration or licence and wants to keep it active without interruption. The annual fee falls due each year — miss it and the licence is deemed suspended, so it pays to have CAREALL track and settle it on time.
Documents required
- Existing FSSAI registration / licence number
- Latest Form A / Form B details
- Any updated business or product details since the last issue
- Food-safety declarations (where applicable)
How CAREALL files it — step by step
- Status check. Send us your FSSAI number — we check your annual fee due date and current status immediately.
- Annual fee payment. CAREALL files and pays the annual fee for you before it falls overdue, so the licence is never deemed suspended.
- Tracking. We track the payment to confirmation and respond to any department query.
- Confirmation. You get confirmation that your licence remains active — nothing to re-apply for, it simply continues.
Frequently asked questions
Do I still need to renew my FSSAI licence?
No. FSSAI licences and registrations are now valid indefinitely — there is no renewal application and no expiry term. What you must do instead is pay a recurring annual fee to keep the licence active. If the annual fee is left unpaid, the licence is deemed suspended and you cannot operate until it is cleared. CAREALL tracks and pays your annual fee on time.
What happens if I do not pay the FSSAI annual fee?
If the annual fee is not paid, your FSSAI licence is deemed suspended — you cannot legally operate on it and your Swiggy / Zomato / Amazon / Blinkit listings can be pulled until the fee is settled and the licence is restored to active. Paying on time avoids all of this, which is why CAREALL keeps it tracked for you.
My FSSAI certificate shows an expiry date — is it still valid?
Licences issued before April 2026 may still show an expiry date during the transition to the new perpetual-validity system. It does not mean you have to re-apply — we keep your annual fee paid so your licence stays active, and handle whichever path applies to your number.
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