CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 116,947	$ 103,624
Cost of goods sold	75,421	62,862
Gross profit	41,526	40,762
Operating expenses
Selling expenses	12,936	14,411
General and administrative expenses (including $641 and $677 associated with variable interest entity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	20,126	18,548
Gain on disposal of property and equipment	0	(17)
Total operating expenses	33,062	32,942
Operating income	8,464	7,820
Other income (expenses)
Rental income (including $357 and $446 associated with variable interest entity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	698	776
Other income, net (including $76 and $0 associated with variable interest entity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	91	44
Gain on foreign currency transactions	252	239
Interest income (including $3 and $226 associated with variable interest entity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	286	566
Interest expense (including ($380) and ($500) associated with variable interest entity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	(409)	(509)
Total other income, net	918	1,116
Income before provision for income taxes	9,382	8,936
Provision for income taxes	2,241	2,121
Net income	7,141	6,815
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	400	406
Net income attributable to Karat Packaging Inc.	$ 6,741	$ 6,409
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.32
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.32
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	19,963,224	20,036,505
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	20,073,479	20,198,654