CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 103,624	$ 95,613
Cost of goods sold	62,862	58,011
Gross profit	40,762	37,602
Operating expenses
Selling expenses	14,411	10,763
General and administrative expenses (including $677 and $556 associated with variable interest entity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)	18,548	16,769
Impairment expense and (gain) loss, net, on disposal of property and equipment	(17)	1,994
Total operating expenses	32,942	29,526
Operating income	7,820	8,076
Other income (expenses)
Rental income (including $446 and $255 associated with variable interest entity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)	776	291
Other income, net	44	55
Gain on foreign currency transactions	239	122
Interest income (including $226 and $213 associated with variable interest entity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)	566	431
Interest expense (including $500 and $517 associated with variable interest entity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)	(509)	(524)
Total other income, net	1,116	375
Income before provision for income taxes	8,936	8,451
Provision for income taxes	2,121	1,975
Net income	6,815	6,476
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	406	310
Net income attributable to Karat Packaging Inc.	$ 6,409	$ 6,166
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.31
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.31
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	20,036,505	19,969,606
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	20,198,654	20,075,485