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What a food truck permit costs in Oregon

The figures below come from Oregon'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

Not verified on the agency's page yet

Oregon Health Authority issues or oversees the mobile food license in Oregon. We do not print a range we have not read on an official page; the steps below tell you what to ask for.

Open the agency's page

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 Oregon sales taxState

    the Oregon revenue department

    Private cost or no fee
  3. 3

    Sign your commissary agreementState

    Oregon Health Authority — Food Safety Program

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  4. 4

    Apply for the Oregon mobile food unit permitState

    Oregon Health Authority — Food 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

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Oregon food truck permit guideAgencies, fees, inspections, city rules and the pitfalls, with sources.Portland permitsCity layer on top of the state: zoning, fire, local business tax.

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