Permits
Coffee and cart permits in South Carolina
To sell coffee in South Carolina, you work with your county health department for food and mobile vending permits, then add a business license and state tax registration. Pick your county below for the department that handles your area and the steps to open.
46 counties, 1 with a direct health department link on file so far.
Statewide rules in South Carolina
In South Carolina, retail food establishments and mobile food units are permitted by the South Carolina Dept. of Agriculture (SCDA), which took over retail food safety from DHEC in 2024; mobile units also need a commissary agreement.
- Food & vending permits
- SCDA, retail food safety (retail food and mobile food unit permits)
- Food safety cards
- At least one certified food service manager per establishment under Regulation 61-25.
Official links, last verified July 14, 2026. Requirements vary by city and change over time.
Confirm the current steps and fees before you apply.
Counties in South Carolina
- Greenville CountyDept link
- Abbeville County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Anderson County
- Bamberg County
- Barnwell County
- Beaufort County
- Berkeley County
- Calhoun County
- Charleston County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Clarendon County
- Colleton County
- Darlington County
- Dillon County
- Dorchester County
- Edgefield County
- Fairfield County
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Greenwood County
- Hampton County
- Horry County
- Jasper County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Laurens County
- Lee County
- Lexington County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Oconee County
- Orangeburg County
- Pickens County
- Richland County
- Saluda County
- Spartanburg County
- Sumter County
- Union County
- Williamsburg County
- York County
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