Home Bakery Permit Requirements in Concord, NH

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. New Hampshire — No Sales Tax

   New Hampshire has no state sales tax and no local sales taxes, so businesses need no sales tax permit or resale registration for sales tax purposes. Businesses may instead owe the Business Enterprise Tax and the Business Profits Tax, both administered by the NH Department of Revenue Administration; BET paid can be credited against BPT. Restaurants, caterers and lodging operators separately collect the Meals and Rooms (Rentals) Tax and must hold a DRA license for it. Filing and payment are handled through DRA's Granite Tax Connect portal.

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   No fee to register for business taxes with DRA. For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a BET return is due from any enterprise with more than $298,000 in gross receipts or an enterprise value tax base above $298,000; the BET rate is 0.55%·Immediate — registration and filing are done online through Granite Tax Connect

   No fee to register for business taxes with DRA. For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a BET return is due from any enterprise with more than $298,000 in gross receipts or an enterprise value tax base above $298,000; the BET rate is 0.55%

   Immediate — registration and filing are done online through Granite Tax Connect

2. Food Protection Manager Certification (optional for homestead food operations)

   Certified Food Protection Manager credentials are issued by ANSI/ANAB-accredited private programs such as ServSafe, not by a New Hampshire state agency. Homestead food operations are exempt from RSA 143-A licensure under RSA 143-A:5, VII, so the certified food protection manager requirement that applies to licensed food establishments does not apply to a home bakery; the certification is still recommended as a food safety best practice. Note that a Homestead License from the NH DHHS Food Protection Section is required if you want to sell to restaurants, other food establishments, over the internet, by mail order, or to wholesalers and distributors.

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   Course and exam fees are set by the private accredited training providers, not by the State·Varies by provider; most offer a one-day course and exam

   Course and exam fees are set by the private accredited training providers, not by the State

   Varies by provider; most offer a one-day course and exam

1. New Hampshire Homestead Food Operation (Concord licenses its own food establishments)

   New Hampshire's Homestead Food Operations rules allow non-potentially-hazardous foods (breads, cookies, jams, candy) to be sold from your own residence, your own farmstand, a farmers market, or a retail food store with no state license. A Class H Homestead License is required only to sell to restaurants, other food establishments, wholesalers or distributors, over the internet, or by mail order. New Hampshire sets no annual sales cap. Concord is one of the state's self-inspecting communities and issues its own food service licenses through Code Administration's Health and Licensing Services, so confirm Concord's requirements before selling locally.

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   No state fee for an exempt homestead operation; $150 for a Class H Homestead License. Concord food service licenses are $74–$534/year by class plus a $30 application fee.·Confirm with NH DHHS Food Protection and Concord Health and Licensing Services

   No state fee for an exempt homestead operation; $150 for a Class H Homestead License. Concord food service licenses are $74–$534/year by class plus a $30 application fee.

   Confirm with NH DHHS Food Protection and Concord Health and Licensing Services

2. City of Concord — No General Business License

   Concord does not require a general business license, and the City Clerk does not run a business-licensing program (the Clerk handles dog licensing, vital records and elections). Licensing that does exist is administered by the Code Administration Division's Health and Licensing Services and is limited to specific activities — food service establishments, tattoo parlors and artists, peddlers and vendors, pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, entertainment and places of amusement, taxicabs, junk dealers, charitable solicitation and special events. Check the City's Permits and Licenses page for what applies to your trade.

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   No general business license fee. Activity-specific licenses carry their own fees, most with a $30 non-refundable application fee (for example a food service license is $74 to $534 per year by class, and a tattoo establishment is $158 per year)·Not applicable — there is no general business license to apply for

   No general business license fee. Activity-specific licenses carry their own fees, most with a $30 non-refundable application fee (for example a food service license is $74 to $534 per year by class, and a tattoo establishment is $158 per year)

   Not applicable — there is no general business license to apply for

Official Sources

• New Hampshire Cottage Food Law
• City of Concord City Clerk

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