Overview
Depending on what a business makes or sells, it may need licences and registrations before it can operate or enter a market — food business licences, product certifications, packaging declarations or brand registrations.
The firm helps businesses identify the requirements that apply, prepare the documentation and maintain compliance afterwards. Licences and certifications themselves are granted by the authority or certification body concerned.
When it is typically needed
- Starting a food business or launching a food product
- Protecting a brand name or logo
- Selling a product that requires BIS certification or carries packaging declarations
- Preparing to export food, drug or other regulated products to the United States
- Pursuing ISO certification of a management system
Scope of work
Food and product licensing
- FSSAI registration and food business licensing
- Product compliance support
Brand and IP support
- Trademark application documentation
- Brand protection documentation
- Intellectual property documentation support
Product and quality certifications
- USFDA advisory
- BIS certification support
- ISO advisory
- Legal metrology support
Other licences
- Business licences
- Regulatory registrations
- Certification-related documentation
Terms explained
For readers less familiar with Indian tax and regulatory terminology.
- FSSAI
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India — issues food business registrations and licences.
- BIS
- Bureau of Indian Standards — India's national standards body, which certifies products against Indian Standards.
- Legal metrology
- Rules on weights, measures and the mandatory declarations on pre-packaged goods.
- USFDA
- United States Food and Drug Administration — the US regulator for food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics.
Scope and limitations
- Licences, registrations and certifications are granted solely by the relevant authority or accredited certification body; advisory support does not assure any approval.
- Where representation before the Trade Marks Registry requires a registered trade marks agent or an advocate, the firm coordinates with one.