Alabama steamship agent bonds.
From $100.
Alabama imposes a business license tax on steamship agents under its license code (Code of Ala. Title 40, Chapter 12), and the Department of Revenue can require a surety bond in connection with that license. The Department sets the amount; the price is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter the figure on your notice.
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How much does an Alabama steamship agent bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to issued in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard steamship agent bond — enter your amount, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Department required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $25,000.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your steamship-agent license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever they insist on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the steamship agent bond actually covers
Alabama's license code (Code of Ala. Title 40, Chapter 12) levies a state business license tax on a long list of occupations, steamship agents among them. The license is administered by the Department of Revenue, and for certain license categories the Department can require a surety bond as a condition of the license.
When a bond is required, it generally secures the license tax and the agent's compliance with the license-code provisions governing the business. This is an older, narrow category, so the requirement and amount are driven by what the Department puts on your license notice rather than by a single well-known statutory figure.
We want to be straight with you: the exact penal sum for a steamship-agent bond is set by the Department, not by a fixed statute we can quote you sight-unseen. Enter the amount the Department asked for — or send us your notice and we'll confirm it — and we issue the bond with premiums at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum; no credit check up to $25,000.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond with your steamship-agent license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever they insist on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Steamship agent bond, issued today.
1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount the Department required and file the same day.