Factory Licence in Kerala
Registration of the premises as a factory and the licence to operate it under the Factories Act 1948 in Kerala. Governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948) and Kerala Factories Rules, 1957. Applies where: Factories with 10 or more workers require prior permit approval before registration; factories with fewer than 10 workers must still obtain registration/licence under a notification issued under section 85 of the Factories Act. The State fee below was read from the authority's own published schedule and is passed through at cost.
15–45 business days
Kerala, India
What we will need from you
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Factory building plan for approval
Proof of the premises
Certificate of Incorporation or registration document
Description of the manufacturing process and the power load
Number of workers, by shift
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Nil installed power, up to 9 workersone line of this schedule applies | ₹335Read at source on 2026-09-12 |
| Nil installed power, up to 20 workersone line of this schedule applies | ₹665Read at source on 2026-09-12 |
| Nil installed power, up to 50 workersone line of this schedule applies | ₹1,165Read at source on 2026-09-12 |
| Up to 10 kW installed power, up to 9 workersone line of this schedule applies | ₹665Read at source on 2026-09-12 |
| Up to 20 kW installed power, up to 20 workersone line of this schedule applies | ₹1,655Read at source on 2026-09-12 |
| Up to 50 kW installed power, up to 50 workersone line of this schedule applies | ₹2,760Read at source on 2026-09-12 |
| Up to 100 kW installed power, up to 100 workersone line of this schedule applies | ₹13,785Read at source on 2026-09-12 |
| Above 500000 kW installed power, above 3000 workersone line of this schedule applies | ₹443,760Read at source on 2026-09-12 |
| Comriq professional feeper filing | ₹6,999 |
Read at source on 2026-09-12 from.fabkerala.gov.in/images/GO/fee.pdf. Passed through at cost.
These are the authority’s published lines. Which of them apply depends on your filing — a schedule by headcount, capital or entity type is one line, not all of them — and the applicable line is confirmed before payment, at cost.
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Plan Approval
Building plan submitted to the inspectorate.
Licence Application Filed
Filed with the State factory inspectorate.
Licence Issued
Licence delivered to your portal.
What this costs, in full
- Comriq professional feeper filing
₹6,999₹5,949- Government fee
- ₹335–₹443,760 by schedule — 8 published lines; the line that applies to you is confirmed before payment, at cost.
Total from
₹7,334₹6,284
Our fee plus the lowest line of the authority's schedule. The line that applies to you is confirmed before payment.
Launch pricing · 15% off our fee15% off our professional fee until 31 December 2026. Government fees are charged at cost and are never discounted — we collect them on the authority's behalf and cannot charge less than it does.
Government fees are charged at cost, exactly as the authority bills them — we add nothing to them. Where the authority publishes no figure, or publishes a schedule, we confirm the exact amount before you pay, so this total is a minimum: we never substitute a plausible number.
This price is exclusive of GST. GST at 18% is added at checkout on our professional fee. Government fees are collected at cost on your behalf and are not taxed. Clients outside India are zero-rated.
Verified September 2026
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Department of Factories and Boilers, Government of Kerala and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.