North Charleston, SC Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

City code makes door-to-door peddling conditional on state licensing: anyone who wants to peddle goods anywhere in the City of North Charleston must first obtain the South Carolina hawkers and peddlers license under S.C. Code § 40-41-10, and must also be in compliance with the city's zoning and building codes before selling (Sec. 10.5-22). The city does not issue its own separate door-to-door license; instead it folds peddling into its business license scheme, listing 'Peddlers, Solicitors, Canvassers, Door-To-Door Sales' under NAICS 454390 in the business license rate schedule, with a distinct rate for regular activity of more than two sale periods of more than three days each per year. Note: this is a different rule from the roadbed/median vendor-soliciting article in Chapter 17, which by its own definition excludes door-to-door peddlers and solicitors.