CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including $932 and $1,163 associated with variable interest entity at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	$ 3,501,000	$ 6,483,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,734 and $583 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively (including $6 and $24 associated with variable interest entity at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	38,473,000	32,776,000
Inventories	85,475,000	58,472,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (including $200 and $63 associated with variable interest entity at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	6,691,000	5,141,000
Total current assets	134,140,000	102,872,000
Property and equipment, net (including $46,006 and $46,612 associated with variable interest entity at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	95,044,000	93,475,000
Deposits	13,287,000	6,885,000
Goodwill	3,510,000	3,510,000
Intangible assets, net	367,000	380,000
Other assets (including $60 and $65 associated with variable interest entity at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	840,000	477,000
Total assets	247,188,000	207,599,000
Current liabilities
Accounts payable (including $4 and $136 associated with variable interest entity at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	23,325,000	18,470,000
Accrued expenses (including $281 and $68 associated with variable interest entity at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	7,873,000	7,813,000
Related party payable	3,204,000	2,003,000
Income taxes payable (including $0 and $9 associated with variable interest entity at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	0	85,000
Customer deposits (including $81 and $88 associated with variable interest entity as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	1,619,000	1,215,000
Debt, current portion (including $1.2 million associated with variable interest entity as of both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021)	910,000	1,178,000
Other payables	482,000	0
Total current liabilities	37,413,000	30,764,000
Deferred tax liability	5,634,000	5,634,000
Line of credit	11,600,000	0
Long-term debt, net of current portion and debt discount of $239 and $200 as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively (including $42,016 and $35,339 associated with variable interest entity at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and debt discount of $239 and $200 associated with variable interest entity as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	42,016,000	35,339,000
Other liabilities (including $1,324 and $2,637 associated with variable interest entity at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	3,004,000	3,837,000
Total liabilities	99,667,000	75,574,000
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)	0	0
Karat Packaging Inc. stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 19,832,417 and 19,809,417 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at June 30, 2022; 19,827,417 and 19,804,417 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2021	20,000	20,000
Additional paid in capital	84,921,000	83,694,000
Treasury stock, $0.001 par value, 23,000 shares at both June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021	(248,000)	(248,000)
Retained earnings	52,445,000	39,434,000
Total Karat Packaging Inc. stockholders’ equity	137,138,000	122,900,000
Noncontrolling interest	10,383,000	9,125,000
Total stockholders’ equity	147,521,000	132,025,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 247,188,000	$ 207,599,000