Connecticut cigarette distributor bonds.
$100 flat.
Connecticut requires a licensed cigarette distributor to file a tax bond with the Department of Revenue Services securing the cigarette tax it owes. At the $5,000 amount, the price is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond — The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Connecticut cigarette distributor bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with DRS
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Department of Revenue Services alongside your cigarette distributor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the cigarette bond actually covers
Connecticut licenses cigarette distributors through the Department of Revenue Services under the Cigarette Taxes law (C.G.S. Chapter 214). A distributor buys and affixes tax stamps, and the state wants a bond standing behind the cigarette tax owed before it is fully settled.
The bond is a tax-payment guarantee for the benefit of the Department: it secures the sums a distributor owes the state. The amount is set by the Commissioner on your license — the entry-level figure is $5,000, and larger distributors may carry more.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the state, you repay the surety. At the $5,000 amount, the price is $100 flat; no credit check.
You need this bond if you are
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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 DRS. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Department of Revenue Services alongside your cigarette distributor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Cigarette distributor bond, issued today.
$100 flat at the $5,000 amount, no credit check, often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.