Business License
FSSAI
FSSAI stands for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India which is an organization that monitors and governs the food business in India. It ensures the food products undergo quality checks thereby curtailing the food adulteration and sale of sub-standard products.
Why you need FSSAI Registration?
If you are running a business into Food operator either engaged into manufacturing, processing , Storage Distribution or sale of Food products, you should be looking to obtain a FSSAI Registration or License as running Food business has to mandatorily secure FSSAI regisration or Licence depending upon scale and nature of business. There are three kind of FSSAI registrations in India.
Parameters to look for to know what type of FSSAI Registration a Food business would need to obtain
- Basic Registration: The petty and small-sized food business operators (FBO) like manufacturers, transporters, storage units, distributer, marketers, retailers, etc. are required to acquire a Basic FSSAI Registration provided the annual turnover does not exceed Rs. 12 Lakhs.
- State FSSAI License: FBO with annual Turnover exceeding 12 Lakhs are mandated to obtain State FSSAI licence. It is issued by the respective State Government having a minimum validity of one year and the maximum of 5 years.
- Central FSSAI License: FBO with an annual Turnover of over 20 Crores like Large manufacturers, Wholly Export oriented units, operators in the Central Government agencies, airports, seaports.
Process for Basic FSSAI registration:
- Initial application is ti be made in Form A to food and safety Department
- This application can be accepted or it may be rejected by the Department within 7 days from the application date and the fact has to be intimated to the applicant in writing.
- If the application is accepted, then the department will grant a registration certificate with the registration number and the photo of the applicant.
- FBO should prominently display the certificate of registration at the place of business during the business hours.
GST REGISTRATION
GST (Goods and Service Tax) is an Indirect Tax levied on the supply of goods and services. It has replaced many Indirect Taxes in India. It is a comprehensive, multi-stage, destination-based tax that is levied on every value addition. A person without GST registration can neither collect GST nor claim any input tax credit of GST paid.
Persons liable to obtain Registration:
- Individuals registered under the Previous laws (i.e., Excise, VAT, Service Tax etc.)
- Businesses with turnover above the threshold limit of Rs. 40 Lakhs (Rs. 10 Lakhs for North-Eastern States, J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand)
- Agents of a supplier & Input service distributor
- Persons who are required to pay tax under reverse charge
- Person who supplies via e-commerce aggregator
- Every e-commerce aggregator
- Person supplying online information and database access or retrieval services
- Input Service Distributor
- Non- Resident Taxable Person
Documents required for GST registration:
- PAN card of the Company
- Proof of constitution like partnership deed, Memorandum of Association (MOA) /Articles of Association (AOA), certificate of incorporation.
- Details and proof of place of business like rent agreement or electricity bill
- A cancelled cheque of your bank account showing the name of account holder, MICR code, IFSC code and bank branch details
- Authorized signatory like List of partners with their identity and address proof in case of partnership firm or List of directors with their identity and address proof in case of company.
IMPORT EXPORT CODE
IEC (Import Export Code) is required by anyone who is looking to kick-start his/her import/export business in the country. It is issued by the DGFT (Director General of Foreign Trade). IEC is a 10-digit code which has a lifetime validity. Predominantly importers merchant cannot import goods without the Import Export Code and similarly, the exporter merchant cannot avail benefits from DGFT for the export scheme, etc. without IEC.
IEC is required in the following situations
- When an importer has to clear his shipments from the customs then it’s needed by the customs authorities.
- When an importer sends money abroad through banks then it’s needed by the bank.
- When an exporter has to send his shipments then its needed by the customs port.
- When an exporter receives money in foreign currency directly into his bank account then its required by the bank.
Documents required for IEC (Import Export Code) Registration
For IEC Code Registration following documents are required:
- Individual’s or Firm’s or Company’s copy of PAN Card
- Individual’s voter id or Aadhar card or passport copy
- Individual’s or company’s or firm’s cancel cheque copy of current bank account
- Copy of Rent Agreement or Electricity Bill Copy of the premise
Business License
Business License
Drugs License
Drug License is a permission granted by the Government of India to conduct the business to deal with Drugs, Cosmetics, and Medicines. These Licenses are issued by the Competent Authority under Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940.
Unless a valid license is obtained, no person can carry on the business of dealing in Drugs/Medicines or Cosmetics. Every entrepreneur who is in the Pharmacy industries has to mandatorily own their Drug licenses to carry on the business.
The valid license permits a business-men to freely sell, advertise, resale, manufacture or trade of Drugs/medicines.
PREREQUISITES FOR Drug LICENSE
Following are the requirements or prerequisites that have to be mandatorily fulfilled in order to obtain License:
SIZE OF PREMISE: The area of the premise should be a minimum of 10 sq. meter where retail or wholesale outlets have to be established. In the case of combined outlets of retail & wholesale, the minimum area is 15 sq. meter.
VENTILATION OF THE PREMISE: The premise must be properly ventilated along with facilities of refrigerator and air conditioners.;
STORAGE FACILITY: Medicines are required to be stored in cool, dry, clean areas. Some Drugs like vaccines are required to be stored in the low-temperature freezing zone.
PRESENCE OF COMPETENT PERSON: There has to be a compulsory presence of a competent person or pharmacist. Medicines are to be handled by a specialist. In the case of a retail outlet, there must be a qualified
pharmacist. In the case of wholesale outlet,
- a graduate with one year experience; or
- undergraduate with four experience
DOCUMENTATION
- Copy of registry in case the premise is owned.
- Copy of electricity bill/ water bill/ house tax receipt in case of the sale deed is unregistered
- Registered Rent agreement in case of the premise is rented
- Copy of electricity bill/water bill/house tax receipt in case of Unregistered rent agreement
- In the case of a village, khasra details are required.
- No objection certificate (NOC) from the owner Plan layout of the premise approved by an architect
- Partnership deed (for partnership firm or LLP)
- Photo, Id proof & address proof of partners (for partnership firm or LLP)
- Certificate of Incorporation (COI), Signed MOA & AOA (For companies)
- Appointment letter of a competent person
- Experience certificate of a competent person
ISO/COMPLIANCE
ISO is Quality Certification for Management System and Required for every type of company (Manufacturer/Trader/Service Provider/ Exporters).
In Every Big, Tender Company wants ISO Certification from You. For Export in Foreign countries, ISO demand is too high.
Certifications, Trainings & Guidance about Related services:
- Management System:ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, OHSMS ISO 45001, FSMS ISO 22000, ISO 27001
- EU Product Approvals:CE Marking, PPE, RoHS, PED, ATEX
- Internal Production Control:GMP, HACCP, CE Marking, PPE
- US FDA Approvals:US FDA Registration, 510K Approvals
- Indian Registration:Indian MDR 2017, ICMED 13485, BIS Certification/Registration/ Trademark
- Food Certifications:FSSAI, HACCP, FSSC 22000, HALAL, SQF, FAMI-QS, BRC, IFS, IAF Global GAP, Organic-NOP, NPOP, EU Supplier Approval, KOSHER, Agmark
ISO 9001 for New Business/ Start-ups –
Let us examine what benefits ISO 9001 implementation can bring to a start-up business:
- The process approachcan help save on time, cost, and accuracy of delivery.
- The Plan, Do, Check, Act model: It may well pay to build a culture amongst your staff where careful planning, monitoring, and adjustment of actionstaken helps to provide excellent and consistent results for the start-up.
- Drive your sales up using ISO 9001: Standardising of processes/ Use customer feedback to improve the system/ Develop robust corrective action processes/ Develop strong review and measurement processes/ Risk management/ Encourage a culture of continual improvement/ Qualify your organisation for Tenders
- Developing a vigilant attitude to risk and opportunity
- Control of change management: Planning for changeis one of the most sensible things an aspirational start-up can do, and recently has become a fashionable topic for investors to ask start-up businesses about before making a financial commitment. After all, if a start-up is not equipped for change, then growth cannot happen.
- Setting goals and objectives: Establishing the practice of setting, reviewing, and taking action against objectives and the subsequent results is a vital part of driving growth and improvement early in a new business’s life.