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What a food truck permit costs in South Carolina

The figures below come from South Carolina'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

South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) issues or oversees the mobile food license in South Carolina. We do not print a range we have not read on an official page; the steps below tell you what to ask for.

Annual inspection fee per the SCDA retail food fee schedule; verify the current amount on the SCDA page before paying.

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 South Carolina sales taxState

    the South Carolina revenue department

    Private cost or no fee
  3. 3

    Sign your commissary agreementState

    South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) - Retail Food Safety program

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  4. 4

    Apply for the Retail Food Establishment Permit (Mobile Food Establishment)State

    South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) - Retail Food Safety program

    Annual inspection fee set by the SCDA retail food fee schedule - verify the current amount on the SCDA page before paying

    Sep 8, 2026
  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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