To start a coffee business in Iran, secure your “Parvaneh Kasb” (guild business license) for a café/roastery through the local Ettehadiyeh (Guild Union) and register with the Iranian National Tax Administration for an economic code and POS integration. Choose your model—café, kiosk, roastery, or café-roastery—then verify the property’s commercial zoning (karbari tejari), ventilation path for hoods/chimneys, gas and electrical capacity (at least 10–15 kW for a two-group machine plus refrigeration), and municipality sign and extended-hours permits. For food safety, obtain staff health cards from the Ministry of Health clinic, meet sanitation specs (wash stations, grease trap, pest control), install water filtration targeting 70–150 ppm TDS, and pass periodic inspections; fire department approval and extinguishers are mandatory. If roasting or importing beans, get an activity permit from the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, use the national single window for order registration and IRICA customs, and plan FX via NIMA; comply with IFDA and ISIRI standards for labeling/packaging. Hire on formal contracts, register the workplace with Social Security, and budget for a refundable lease deposit (rahn) plus 6–9 months runway. Drive sales via Instagram and SnappFood, map on Neshan/Balad, and tailor menus to local tastes (cardamom, saffron) and tea-first preferences daily.
