Decision ID,Approval / review,Facts to establish,Authority,Prescribed-form route,Fee handling,Completion evidence,Professional question,Official source,Actual entity,State / UT,City / premises,Actual activity and scale,Applicable instrument / clause,Current form identifier,Decision and reason,Owner,Review date,Certificate / evidence reference ecommerce-d2c-brand-01,Consumer-facing sales controls,"Record whether the business is a seller, marketplace, inventory-led platform or service intermediary.",Consumer-protection authorities; competent sector regulator,"Build the required seller/platform disclosures, complaint process and transaction records; these are not replaced by a generic trade certificate.","Separate any product-registration fee from customer refunds, platform charges and litigation costs.","Terms, invoice trail, grievance contact, refund logs, product/advertising substantiation.",Which duties belong to the platform and which to the seller under the applicable notified rules?,https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/15256,,,,,,,,,, ecommerce-d2c-brand-02,Product-by-product approval,"List each SKU, manufacturer/importer, intended use and packaging/claims.",BIS and the actual product regulator; FSSAI for food where triggered,Map the current QCO/product scope or food KoB before choosing a certification/licensing application.,A product/plant/scheme-specific schedule is needed; do not assign one universal D2C licence fee.,"SKU applicability note, certificate scope/model/manufacturing site, label artwork and supporting tests.","Does a QCO, food, cosmetics, medical-device or other special regime apply to this actual SKU?",https://www.bis.gov.in/product-certification/products-under-compulsory-certification/?lang=en,,,,,,,,,, ecommerce-d2c-brand-03,Food platform or food-import branch,Distinguish owning a food-commerce platform from merely supplying food through another marketplace.,FSSAI / FoSCoS,"Use the relevant food KoB; the schedule lists importer/e-commerce central categories, not a blanket turnover exemption.","Schedule lists Rs 7,500/year for the importer/e-commerce KoB. Confirm the entity actually falls in that KoB.","Entity/platform role, supplier and premises licences, application and approval evidence.","Which food-licensing categories attach to the platform, seller, importer and storage operator?",https://foscos.fssai.gov.in/public/assets/docs/Revised_2ndApril2026KindofBusinessEligibility.pdf,,,,,,,,,,