Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Durham, NC (2026)
1 verified soliciting & door-to-door rules for Durham, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Solicitor Permits
Anyone peddling goods door-to-door or setting up temporarily as an itinerant merchant or specialty market operator in Durham must first obtain a privilege license from the tax collector, with the tax set by how the seller operates, $10 to $25 for peddlers, $100 for itinerant merchants, under Sec. 30-263.
Durham Peddler & Itinerant Merchant License
Some RestrictionsDurham City Code § 30-263(a)-(b)
Every person engaged in business or employed as a peddler in the city shall obtain from the tax collector a license for the privilege of peddling goods and shall pay a tax for the license in the amount specified in this section. A "peddler" is a person who travels from place to place with an inventory of goods, who sells the goods at retail or offers the goods for sale at retail and who deliver...
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