Apply for a street vending permit on Port property

Street vending permit help

We are one of the largest and most complex municipal operations in the City, with a 1,600-member workforce and a $384 million annual operating budget.

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  <li>How to get in touch with you</li>
  <li>Your business (like your Business Account Number or BAN)</li>
  <li>What you will sell</li>
  <li>Where you will sell</li>
  <li>A picture of yourself</li>
  <li>A copy of your <a href="https://www.ca.gov/departments/287/services/26/" target=_new>California Sellers Permit</a></li>
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  This application will take about an hour if you have your documents.
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If you are helping someone fill out this form, use their details, not your own. 
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About you

Before applying for a street vending permit, you must <a href="https://www.sf.gov/information/business-registration" target=blank>register as a business in San Francisco</a>. Once you have registered, you will be assigned a 7-digit Business Account Number (BAN). It may take 2 business days for your BAN to show up <a href="https://data.sfgov.org/Economy-and-Community/Registered-Business-Locations-San-Francisco/g8m3-pdis/data" target=blank>in the list</a>. 

Your BAN is a 7-digit number. If you don't know it, <a href="https://data.sfgov.org/Economy-and-Community/Registered-Business-Locations-San-Francisco/g8m3-pdis/data" target=_new>you can find your BAN</a>.

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  <span>We found the business for your BAN.</span>
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  <span>We found the business for your BAN but your business has more than 1 address.</span>
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  <span>We cannot find that BAN. <a href="https://data.sfgov.org/Economy-and-Community/Registered-Business-Locations-San-Francisco/g8m3-pdis/data" target=_new>Find your BAN</a>.</span>
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About your business

<a href="https://www.sf.gov/information--learn-how-port-street-vendor-lottery-works" target="_blank">Learn more about the locations and times that require entering a monthly lottery.</a>

Your vending location

If you are selling prepackaged food, you must apply for a Mobile Food Facilities permit from the Department of Public Health. If you don’t see your item listed here, contact us and we will let you know if you can sell it.

For example, “I will sell bottled water” or “I will sell dreamcatchers I make from yarn, wood dowels and shells”.

Selling

Do not upload an ID like a drivers license. We need a photo of you because the permit is only for you, and our inspectors need to make sure you are the one selling. 

A seller's permit is required if you are engaged in business in California. <a href="https://www.ca.gov/departments/287/services/26/" target=_new>Learn more and apply for your permit</a>.

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