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Registration & Licensing Services

BAFRA provides following registration and licensing services;

1. Food Business Registration and Licensing

A person who intends to operate a food business shall obtain a food safety license from BAFRA to operate the food business. A food business that complies with BAFRA GHP/GMP Criteria  for Licensing of food business will be issued food safety license. The operator shall apply to BAFRA for licensing of food business by filling in the application form. The issuance of the Food Safety License is done in accordance to BAFRA’s Food Safety Licensing Process; a simplified flow is described below:

  1. Food Business at project stage at the time of application
  2. Food Business with an established structure at the time of application

2.Suspension/ cancellation of Food Safety License

  1. BAFRA shall suspend/ cancel the license when the Food Business contravenes the terms and conditions of Food Safety license and provision of Licensing process

3. Registration of livestock farms, feed and animal processing unit (slaughter house, meat shops and dairy plants etc)

All livestock farms, feed and animal processing units are required to register with BAFRA to operate their business to ensure appropriate biosecurity measures in those farms in ensuring a healthy herd and production of clean and safe food of animal origin. The registration of farms includes carrying out the feasibility of the farms, issuing technical clearance and legally accepting the terms for the operation of farms as per the technical standards and guidelines.

  1. List of Registered Company for Supply of Feed
  2. List of registered company for supply for Processed ,Chilled chicken and egg
  3. List of Registered Company for Supply of Frozen and Chilled Fish
  4. List of Registered company for supply of Dry Fish
  5. The  Registry Update of Feed Mill, Click Here:

4. Registration and Licensing of Nurseries

Any individual or entity (ies) who wants to engage in commercial production and sale of seeds are required to register with BAFRA for Seed Certification. The Technical Clearance from the concerned Departments (depends on the scope of the seed business)and Business Licensefrom theDepartment of Cottage and Small Industry (DoCSI) are the prerequisites for processing registration with BAFRA.

 BAFRA will conduct periodic field inspection and monitoring of all the critical operations such as seed sampling, testing, processing, packaging and transportation as per the Minimum Seed Standard of Bhutan 2019. Only the compliant seed stocks will be certified and issued Seed Certificate.

5. Registration and licensing of nursery operators for seed certification is done as per this“Standard Operating Procedure (link will be provided). A simplified flow is described HERE


Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Post Box: 1071, 

Thimphu, Bhutan, Tel: +975-02-327031/325790 Fax: +975-02-327032/335540