Plain-English, state-by-state answers to the questions every vendor asks before their first show: do I need a permit, how does sales tax work at fairs, and what happens if I only sell a few times a year. Every guide cites official state sources and shows its verification date.
Alabama Sales Tax License (Alabama Tax Account License) · Free, including the required annual renewal · verified 2026-06-11
Alaska Business License (no state sales tax; local sales taxes vary by city/borough) · $50 per year (or $100 for two years; $25/year for seniors 65+) · verified 2026-06-11
Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) License · $12 state license fee per location, plus a municipal license fee for each city where you sell (up to $50 by city ordinance; Phoenix $50, Tucson $20, many small towns $2) · verified 2026-06-11
Arkansas Sales and Use Tax Permit (Gross Receipts Tax Permit) · $50 non-refundable fee, paid electronically with the application · verified 2026-06-11
California Seller's Permit (temporary permit available for events) · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Special Event License (Single Event or Multiple Event) · $8 per event (Single Event License), $16 per two-year cycle (Multiple Event License), or free if you already hold a standard Colorado sales tax license · verified 2026-06-11
Sales and Use Tax Permit (Seller's Permit) · $100 one-time registration fee; renewal is free · verified 2026-06-11
Delaware Business License (no sales tax, but a license and gross receipts tax apply) · $90/year for a general retail license ($75 base plus $15 Retail Crime Fee); $40 for a transient retailer doing business 10 days or less per year · verified 2026-06-11
Certificate of Registration (DR-11) with Annual Resale Certificate, via the Florida Business Tax Application · Free to register online · verified 2026-06-11
Sales and Use Tax Number and Certificate of Registration · Free (no fee listed on the Department's registration pages) · verified 2026-06-11
General Excise Tax (GET) License · $20 one-time registration fee · verified 2026-06-11
Idaho Seller's Permit (regular or temporary) · Free (Idaho Code 63-3620 says permits are issued without charge) · verified 2026-06-11
Certificate of Registration (Illinois Business Registration, Form REG-1) · Free (no fee listed for sales tax registration) · verified 2026-06-11
Registered Retail Merchant Certificate (RRMC) · $25 one-time, nonrefundable fee per business location · verified 2026-06-11
Iowa Sales and Use Tax Permit · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Kansas Sales Tax Registration Certificate · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Kentucky Sales and Use Tax Permit · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Louisiana Sales Tax Account (LDR registration) · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Sales Tax Registration (Retailer Certificate) · Free (state law requires application forms to be furnished free of charge) · verified 2026-06-11
Sales and Use Tax License (permanent) or 30-Day Temporary License for event vendors · Free (no fee listed for the sales tax license or temporary license) · verified 2026-06-11
Sales and Use Tax Registration Certificate (Form ST-1) · Free (no fee listed) · verified 2026-06-11
Michigan Sales Tax License · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Minnesota Tax ID Number (sales and use tax registration) · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Mississippi Sales Tax Permit · Free (a bond may be required for vendors with no permanent place of business in the state) · verified 2026-06-11
Missouri Retail Sales Tax License (special event vendors use Form 2643S) · No registration fee; the old sales tax bond requirement was eliminated in 2018 · verified 2026-06-11
None (no general sales tax; resort towns are the exception) · $0 for sales tax (none exists); $20 to register an assumed business name; resort tax registration with a town is typically free but mandatory where it applies · verified 2026-06-11
Nebraska Sales Tax Permit · Free (no fee listed) · verified 2026-06-11
Sales and Use Tax Permit (Seller's Permit) · $15 per business location, plus a possible security deposit (waived when the calculated deposit is under $1,000, which covers most small craft vendors) · verified 2026-06-11
None (no state sales tax, no seller's permit) · $0 for taxes (no sales tax permit exists); $50 trade name registration if you use a business name · verified 2026-06-11
Business Registration (NJ-REG) with Certificate of Authority for Sales Tax · Free · verified 2026-06-11
New Mexico Business Tax Identification Number (NMBTIN / GRT ID) · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Certificate of Authority (sales tax) · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Certificate of Registration (Sales and Use Tax) · Free (NCDOR warns against third-party sites that charge for it) · verified 2026-06-11
North Dakota Sales and Use Tax Permit · Free (fees apply only to reissuing a revoked permit) · verified 2026-06-11
Transient Vendor's License (traveling event sellers) or County Vendor's License (fixed location) · $50 one-time fee (raised from $25 effective April 9, 2025; older guides showing $25 are outdated). No renewal fee. · verified 2026-06-11
Oklahoma Sales Tax Permit · $20 for the primary permit (plus an online handling fee), $10 per additional place of business · verified 2026-06-11
None (no state sales tax) · $0 for taxes (no sales tax permit exists); $50 to register an assumed business name if you trade under one · verified 2026-06-11
Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License (sales tax license) · Free (registered through myPATH; no fee listed) · verified 2026-06-11
Rhode Island Retail Sales Permit · Free (the old $10 annual fee was eliminated by statute); renews annually for the July-June year. Flea market vendor registrations are separate: $120/year, $40/quarter, or $10 for 30 days. · verified 2026-06-11
Retail License, or the $20 Artist and Craftsman License for festival-only sellers · $50 one-time (standard Retail License) or $20 (Artist and Craftsman License) · verified 2026-06-11
South Dakota Sales Tax License (not required for vendors at 3 or fewer events/year) · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Texas Sales and Use Tax Permit · Free · verified 2026-06-11
Sales and Use Tax License, plus a per-event Temporary Sales Tax License (TC-790C) and one-time SSE Taxpayer ID for event vendors · Free (no fee listed for the license, SSE ID, or TC-790C) · verified 2026-06-11
Vermont Business Tax Account with Sales and Use Tax License · Free (the statute requires the license to be issued without charge) · verified 2026-06-11
Sales Tax Certificate of Registration (Form ST-4), via the Business Registration Application · Free (no fee listed) · verified 2026-06-11
Washington State Business License (issues a UBI number); free Temporary Registration Certificate for occasional vendors · $50 to open a new business/UBI, $5 per location at annual renewal, plus any city endorsement fees. The Temporary Registration Certificate for qualifying short-term vendors is free. · verified 2026-06-11
Sales and Use Tax Registration (FR-500, plus FR-500B for special event vendors) · Free · verified 2026-06-11
West Virginia Business Registration Certificate · $30 one-time fee; the certificate is permanent until the business name, location, or ownership changes · verified 2026-06-11
Wisconsin Seller's Permit · $20 Business Tax Registration fee (covers two years; $10 renewal per two-year period) · verified 2026-06-11
Wyoming Sales/Use Tax License (temporary Occasional Sales registration available for events) · $60 one-time fee for a regular vendor license; the temporary Occasional Sales application lists no fee · verified 2026-06-11
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