New Hampshire Cottage Food Law

New Hampshire's cottage food law sets an annual revenue cap of $25,000 and producers must register with the state before the first sale. Direct sales, farmers markets, and online sales permitted.

Watch for: Inspection is a real step — budget the time and ensure your kitchen meets the state's checklist before applying.

Annual revenue cap

$25,000

Permit / registration

Registration required

Kitchen inspection

Required

Food handler training

Not required

Acidified foods

Excluded

Interstate shipping

In-state only

Where you can sell

Direct sales, farmers markets, and online sales permitted.

Direct (in-person)
Farmers markets
Online (in-state)

What's required before your first sale

Registration plus a home kitchen inspection required.

Label requirements

Name of the homestead food operation
Address of the operation (the statute accepts a physical OR e-mail address; a license number does not substitute)
Phone number
Product name
Ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight
Each major food allergen
A product code (batch number or date of manufacture)
Exempt operations: verbatim disclosure (10-point, contrasting color): "This product is exempt from New Hampshire licensing and inspection."
Licensed operations: verbatim disclosure "This product is made in a residential food production area licensed by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services." plus net weight/volume/count in both US customary and metric units

How Ardent Seller helps

Generate your New Hampshire disclosure label in one click

Ardent Seller assembles a print-ready cottage food label for New Hampshire from data you already track — the state's required disclosure statement rendered verbatim (and sized to meet the state's minimum type size where one applies), your operator info, ingredients in descending order by weight, the federal "Contains:" allergen line, net weight, and lot code. A validation checklist flags anything New Hampshire requires that's missing before you print. Included on every plan.

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