Every Food Business Operator is required to be licensed/registered under the FSSAI. Food Safety Registration is required by small businesses like hawkers, petty retailers, etc whose annual turnover is less than Rs.12 lakhs per year. All food businesses exceeding this annual turnover limit of Rs 12 lakhs per year require a FSSAI License.  Whether you are a small scale or large scale business, you need to obtain FSSAI State License or FSSAI Central License, according to your requirement. Usually, large manufacturers, exporters, importersetc. obtain Central License while mid-sized entities like transporters, tradersetc. need State License.  If your business falls in any one of the below-listed categories, then a food license is mandatory for you.  •	Procurement •	Manufacture •	Distribution •	Processing •	Packaging •	Storage To be more elaborate, any individual or a company that operates with food substances from farm to plate must obtain the FSSAI food license. A more detailed list of those who require FSSAI registration Certificate is here:  •	Hotels •	Wholesaler •	Restaurants •	Food chains •	Food sellers and resellers •	Dairy and dairy processing •	Food importers and exporters •	Processors like pickle and dry fruit maker •	Raw material suppliers to food businesses •	Retailers & establishments who have a retail outlet •	Simple transporters who transfer items from one location to another •	Canteens in corporations, schools, colleges, hospitals or government institutions •	Packaged food manufacturers who produce items such as biscuits and ready to eat products •	Storage units and warehouses require a food safety registration instead of a production license.