CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net sales	$ 75,673,000	$ 64,083,000
Cost of goods sold	54,047,000	46,192,000
Gross profit	21,626,000	17,891,000
Operating expenses:
Selling expense	6,400,000	4,701,000
General and administrative expense (including $0.6 million and $0.1 million associated with variable interest entity for the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively)	11,455,000	9,102,000
Total operating expenses	17,855,000	13,803,000
Operating income	3,771,000	4,088,000
Other income (expense)
Rental income (including $0.2 million and $0 associated with variable interest entity for the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively)	246,000	0
Other income	106,000	26,000
Loss on foreign currency transactions	(165,000)	(41,000)
Interest income (expense) (including $0.8 million interest income and $2.4 million interest expense associated with variable interest entity for the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively)	278,000	(3,306,000)
Total other income (expense)	465,000	(3,321,000)
Income before provision for income tax	4,236,000	767,000
Provision for income tax	1,186,000	200,000
Net income	3,050,000	567,000
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	1,270,000	(1,884,000)
Net income attributable to Karat Packaging Inc.	$ 1,780,000	$ 2,451,000
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.12	$ 0.16
Diluted	$ 0.12	$ 0.16
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	15,167,000	15,190,000
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	15,403,000	15,461,000