Asian gifts and homeware market stall

Market visitors, tourists and festival crowds looking for gifts and unusual homeware.

You sell stock at a markup, pay a stall fee per market, and can sell more at busy events and around holidays.

• Selling face to face
• Attractive stall display
• Handling cash and card payments
• Planning stock for each event

• Market organisers and councils may require public liability insurance and a stall permit, so check each one
• Selling packaged food may need extra registration or labelling, so check with your local council
• Bad weather can cut takings, and you need somewhere to store stock and a vehicle to carry it
• Avoid fake or unlicensed branded goods
• Registering an ABN, and GST once you reach the threshold

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $1,500 to $6,000, depending on your stock, stall setup and display. You will also need somewhere to store stock and a vehicle to carry it to each market.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on which markets and festivals you attend, your range and the weather. That is revenue, not profit. Plan on around 12 hours a week or more.

Check whether market organisers and councils require public liability insurance and a stall permit. If you sell packaged food, check registration and labelling with your local council. Also avoid fake or unlicensed branded goods, and check when an ABN and GST registration apply.