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2026 reference

South Carolina Cottage Food Law

South Carolina'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, online, and retail (grocery) sales permitted.

Watch for: SC recently expanded the allowed shelf-stable product list and legalized selling at grocery stores.

Key facts

Annual revenue cap
$25,000
Permit / registration
Registration required
Kitchen inspection
Not required
Food handler training
Required
Acidified foods
Excluded
Interstate shipping
In-state only

Where you can sell

Direct sales, farmers markets, online, and retail (grocery) sales permitted.

  • Direct (in-person)
  • Farmers markets
  • Online (in-state)
  • Retail / grocery

What's required before your first sale

Registration plus food handler training required.

Label requirements

  • Name and address of the home-based food production operation (an SC-issued identification number may be used in place of the address on request)
  • Name of the product
  • Ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight
  • Verbatim disclosure required by S.C. Code § 44-1-143(D)(4), conspicuous, in all capital letters in a color that contrasts with the background: "PROCESSED AND PREPARED BY A HOME-BASED FOOD PRODUCTION OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS."
  • Federal allergen labeling under FALCPA + FASTER Act: "Contains:" statement for any of the nine major allergens (milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame)
How Ardent Seller helps

Generate your South Carolina disclosure label in one click

Ardent Seller assembles a print-ready cottage food label for South Carolina 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 South Carolina requires that's missing before you print. Included on every plan.

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Sources

Reference content only — not legal advice. State laws change frequently. Verify against the official source before launching.

Tools that work with South Carolina

Revenue cap tracker

Enter your year-to-date gross sales and see how close you are to the $25,000 cap.

50-state PDF guide

Printable 17-page reference covering every state with quick-scan cards.

Compare with nearby states

GA No cap

Georgia

No cap

NC No cap

North Carolina

No cap (Home Processor)

Run your South Carolina cottage food business in one place

Ardent Seller tracks ingredients, batches, labels, and revenue against your state's cap — built for cottage food producers.

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