Guide · Selling from home
Can I sell dried goods & mixes from home in Texas?
Informational only, not legal advice.
Yes — dried goods & mixes is allowed under Texas cottage food law.
Texas allows any cottage food that isn't on its prohibited list, and no dried goods & mixes item is on that list.
What Texas's food lists say about dried goods & mixes
Allowed foods rule
- Any food other than the prohibited items listed (since SB 541, effective September 1, 2025)
- TCS (refrigerated) foods are allowed with DSHS registration, a date-made label, and safe-handling instructions
Source: Texas DSHS — Texas Cottage Food Production · Verified Sep 15, 2026
How Texas reads its lists
Pickled, fermented, and plant-based acidified foods have extra recipe or pH-testing rules (§ 437.01951).
Source: Texas DSHS — Texas Cottage Food Production · Verified Sep 15, 2026
Selling dried goods & mixes in Texas: permit, cost, and where to sell
Do I need a permit to sell dried goods & mixes from home in Texas?
Texas does not require a state-issued permit for cottage food.
Source: Tex. Health & Safety Code Ch. 437, § 437.0192 · Verified Sep 15, 2026
The program is run by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
Source: Texas DSHS — Texas Cottage Food Production · Verified Sep 15, 2026
How much does a Texas cottage food license cost?
Texas does not charge a state cottage food license fee.
Source: Texas DSHS — Texas Cottage Food Production · Verified Sep 15, 2026
Is there a limit on how much I can sell in Texas?
Texas caps cottage food sales at $150,000 a year.
Source: Tex. Health & Safety Code Ch. 437, § 437.001(2-b)(B) · Verified Sep 15, 2026
Where can I sell dried goods & mixes in Texas?
In person: Yes; farmers markets: Yes; online orders within Texas: Yes; shipping to other states: No; delivery within Texas: Yes; sales to stores or for resale: Yes.
Source: Tex. Health & Safety Code Ch. 437, §§ 437.001, 437.0194, 437.01965 · Verified Sep 15, 2026
Sales go directly to consumers, delivered at the point of sale or a location the consumer designates, or at wholesale to a registered cottage food vendor (non-TCS foods only), who may resell at farmers' markets, farm stands, food service establishments, or retail stores. Online sales must be within Texas and personally delivered by the operator, an employee, or a household member; SB 541 removed mail order.
Source: Tex. Health & Safety Code Ch. 437, §§ 437.001, 437.0194, 437.01965 · Verified Sep 15, 2026
Do I need training or a kitchen inspection in Texas?
Texas requires food safety training.
Source: Texas DSHS — Texas Cottage Food Production · Verified Sep 15, 2026
Texas does not require a home kitchen inspection.
Source: Texas DSHS — Texas Cottage Food Production · Verified Sep 15, 2026
Labeling dried goods & mixes in Texas
Texas's cited labeling rules list 8 requirements. The full list is in the Texas labeling guide.
Source: Texas DSHS — Texas Cottage Food Production (Food Labeling) · Verified Sep 15, 2026