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What a food truck permit costs in New Jersey

The figures below come from New Jersey's agency pages, each with the date it was read. Government fees only: commissary rent, insurance and the truck are private costs, and the profit calculator is where those go.

The main license

Set by each town: Jersey City $840 a year for a food truck or trailer ($600 pushcart, $250 flavored-ice cart); smaller towns commonly $100 to $300

Municipal retail food establishment license for a mobile unit; a truck that works several towns holds several licenses

Jersey City Environmental Health license list effective August 1, 2025. Published municipal codes show Middletown $200, Hackensack $150, Dover $300, Monroe Township $100 and Roseland $150 per vehicle.

Issued by Each municipality's health department under N.J.A.C. 8:24 (Chapter 24); no state license or state fee Read on the agency page Nov 5, 2026

Every step, with the fee where it is published

In filing order. A step without a published fee links the agency to ask.

  1. 1

    Form your entity and get your EINFederal

    the IRS

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  2. 2

    Register for New Jersey sales taxState

    the New Jersey revenue department

    Private cost or no fee
  3. 3

    Sign your commissary agreementState

    New Jersey Department of Health — Food and Drug Safety Program

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  4. 4

    Apply for the New Jersey mobile food unit permitState

    New Jersey Department of Health — Food and Drug Safety Program

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  5. 5

    Clear the county and city layersCity

    your city and county

    Private cost or no fee
  6. 6

    Get general liability insurance and a certificate of insurance (COI)Private

    your insurer

    Private cost or no fee

Renewal timeline

  • General liability insurance (COI)

    Every year · start paperwork 21 days before · Your insurer

Download the renewal calendar (.ics) Open the printable checklist

What changed in New Jersey

  1. Jersey City's Environmental Health license fees changed: $840 a year for a mobile food truck or trailer, $600 for a pushcart or frozen dairy truck, $250 for a flavored-ice cart, with late fees now charged. Source

Read the full picture

New Jersey food truck permit guideAgencies, fees, inspections, city rules and the pitfalls, with sources.

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