FSSAI Food License Registration for Amazon Warehouses

What are Amazon Warehouses? 

Amazon is the largest e-commerce platform in the world. They promote and sell products online. People who sell their products through the Amazon platform are known as Amazon sellers. These sellers don’t need a shop to get sales but they need a storage place to hold their inventories. One way is sellers can rent a place for their inventories, pack their orders and deliver them with the help of Amazon. The second way is hiring a professional to do storing, packing and delivering. That is known as fulfilment centre or warehouse. 

As an Amazon seller, you can ship their products to a highly facilitated Amazon warehouse, once an order is placed for your product Amazon employees do the rest. You can sit back freely and enjoy your profit. If the stocks of your products are gone, you will be informed. By the time you can restock your products in the warehouse. All these services are chargeable. 

Why is FSSAI License Important for Amazon Warehouses? 

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a government body that acts under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It mandates that any industry related to food or food products must undergo FSSAI registration. FSSAI certificate assures that the food products from your entity are safe enough to consume. FSSAI registration is mandatory for all types of food businesses. It includes food preparing, delivering, selling and trading business. 

If you want to sell food products through the Amazon portal, then FSSAI registration is mandatory. Amazon does not allow its business partners to enlist products without an FSSAI certificate. Sellers who use fulfilment centres like Amazon warehouse need to take one more food license on the address of the warehouse. Food products sold through any platform should be standard and safe for the consumer. FSSAI registration will ensure your products’ quality. 

FSSAI certificate not only help you to face legal requirements but elevate your business to the next level through following,   

• Build your food products as a quality and entrusted brand.       

• FSSAI registration will make any legal process regarding your business easy and effective.      

• You can easily expand your business without hassle.       

• You can use the FSSAI license logo to establish your concern on quality to customers.     

• FSSAI license can bring you investments and makes any loan process easy.      

How to get FSSAI License for Amazon Warehouse?    

There are three types of FSSAI food license certificates. Based on your business cap, you must apply. Those three types of licenses are,      

• Basic FSSAI Registration/ FSSAI certificate – For annual turnover below Rs. 12 lakhs.     

• State FSSAI Food License Registration/ FSSAI certificate – For annual turnover from Rs.12 lakhs to Rs. 20 crores.      

• Central FSSAI Food License Registration/ FSSAI certificate – For annual turnover above Rs.20 crore.      

Basic FSSAI Registration:       

Basic FSSAI licenses are for small businesses and startups. The annual turnover of such businesses should be below Rs. 12 lakhs. For such small businesses, a Basic food license is enough. It matches with the seller who sells in smaller quantities. 

If your business turnover is below Rs.12 Lakhs, you fall under a small business cap. You must register for Form A for Basic FSSAI registration/ FSSAI certificate. As the business turnover reaches Rs. 12 lakhs, you must upgrade the food license from Basic FSSAI registration to state FSSAI registration.      

Documents required:       

• Address proof      

• Passport size photos      

• Business details      

• FSSAI declaration form      

State FSSAI Food License Registration:       

Let discuss the state level food license. Businesses with turnover between Rs. 12 lakhs to Rs.20 crores must get a State FSSAI license/ FSSAI certificate.    

An Amazon seller who sells on an appreciable large scale with turnover in the above-mentioned limit will fall under the state food license category. For this food license, you must fill up Form B.    

Documents Required:      

• Documents of business premises (Rental/Lease agreement)      

• ID proof of the business owner (Aadhar/ Voter ID/ Driving License/ Passport)      

• Incorporation Certificate/ GST Registration/ Trading License      

• MOA and AOA      

• Trade license/ Establishment registration/ Panchayath License/ Corporation License/ Municipality License. Any one of them.      

• Business details      

• FSSAI declaration forms      

Central FSSAI Food License Registration:       

Central FSSAI food license is for the Amazon seller who sells on a very large scale. Even businesses that don’t have that large scale but manage to earn over Rs.20 Crores falls under this category.    

If your business turnover is over Rs. Rs.20 crores, then you should register for a Central food license. If your mid-cap business crossed Rs.20 crores you must upgrade from State food license to Central food license. For this food license, you must fill Form B.      

Documents Required:      

• Documents of business premises (Rental/Lease agreement)      

• ID proof of the Business Owner (Aadhar/ Voter ID/ Driving License/Passport)      

• Incorporation Certificate/GST Registration/Trade License      

• Import and Export code      

• MOA and AOA      

• Trade license/ Establishment registration/ Panchayath License/ Corporation License/ Municipality License. Any one of them.      

• List of business partners, if applicable.      

• Business details      

• FSSAI declaration forms      

Procedure to get FSSAI Certificate for Amazon Warehouse      

• Get your business plan.      

• Determine your yearly turnover.      

• Determine which type of license is essential for your business as an online seller.  

• Fill out the application and complete documentation.      

• Paying the charge      

• Submit the application      

• You should be careful if there is any incorrect information in your application. FSSAI may cancel your registration. If there is any update requires in the form, then it must be updated. The updated form must be sent back within 30 days (about four and a half weeks).      

• FSSAI may need 15 – 45 days (about one and a half months) to approve the license. You must continuously follow up the process and sort out if there are any discrepancies.      

You may think that completing all these steps and getting an FSSAI certificate is hard. But it can be made easy by approaching a consultancy. LegalDocs is the leader in the market provides services related to FSSAI license certificate registration. Our expert will take care of everything that you must do to get FSSAI registration. You can complete the FSSAI registration and get your FSSAI food license at your doorstep. How?      

Three-step procedure to get FSSAI registration through LegalDocs       

• Discuss with our expert and fill out the easy form on the LegalDocs website.      

• LegalDocs expert will fill out your FSSAI form, resolve all queries and get approval from government authority.      

• Get delivered your FSSAI food license at your doorstep.      

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