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What a food truck permit costs in Pennsylvania

The figures below come from Pennsylvania'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

$241 new license ($103 if owner-operated and under 50 seats); $82 annual renewal

Retail Food Facility license for a Mobile Food Facility (Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture)

Collected at the licensing inspection, not with the plan review. Type 1 units (prepackaged non-TCS food only) are exempt. Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties license through their own health departments.

Issued by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Read on the agency page Oct 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 Pennsylvania sales taxState

    the Pennsylvania revenue department

    Private cost or no fee
  3. 3

    Sign your commissary agreementState

    Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture — Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  4. 4

    Apply for the Pennsylvania mobile food unit permitState

    Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture — Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services

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

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