Guide · Selling from home
Can I sell coffee & tea from home in New York?
Informational only, not legal advice.
No — coffee & tea is not allowed under New York cottage food law.
This answer comes from New York's official guidance on coffee & tea, summarized below, rather than from its food lists alone.
AGM lists beverages and roasting or grinding coffee beans as prohibited. Tea is not named on either AGM list.
Source: NY Dept. of Agriculture & Markets — Home Processing (Prohibited Foods) · Verified Oct 21, 2026
What New York's food lists say about coffee & tea
On the prohibited list
- Beverages; roasting or grinding coffee beans
Source: NY Dept. of Agriculture & Markets — Home Processing (Prohibited Foods) · Verified Sep 15, 2026
How New York reads its lists
AGM's list is examples only ("include, but are not limited to").
Source: NY Dept. of Agriculture & Markets — Home Processing (Prohibited Foods) · Verified Sep 15, 2026
Other foods in New York
New York's lists do allow jams & jellies, baked goods, candy & confections, dried goods & mixes, at least in part.
- Selling jams & jellies in New York · Yes, with limits
- Selling baked goods in New York · Yes, with limits
- Selling candy & confections in New York · Yes, with limits
- Selling honey in New York · Unclear
- Selling pickles & fermented foods in New York · No
- Selling dried goods & mixes in New York · Yes, with limits