Connecticut fuels exporter bonds.
From $100.
The bond the Department of Revenue Services requires from a licensed motor vehicle fuels exporter under the Motor Vehicle Fuels Tax chapter (C.G.S. Chapter 221), backing the tax accounting on fuel moved out of Connecticut. Priced at 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter the amount DRS set to see your exact price at the application.
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How much does a Connecticut fuels exporter bond cost?
0.75% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard fuels exporter bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with DRS. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount DRS required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot for most
No credit check up to $10,000, and most applicants are approved and issued the moment they pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue Services
Submit the executed bond with your exporter license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the exporter bond actually covers
A motor vehicle fuels exporter buys fuel in Connecticut and ships it out of state for sale or use elsewhere. Because exported fuel is generally not subject to the Connecticut fuels tax, the Department of Revenue Services licenses exporters under C.G.S. Chapter 221 and wants a bond standing behind the tax accounting on those movements.
The bond guarantees that the exporter properly documents and reports exported fuel — so that fuel claimed as exported (and therefore untaxed) really left the state, and any tax that turns out to be due is paid. DRS sets the amount based on your activity.
It is not insurance for you — if DRS recovers tax against the bond, you repay the surety. We issue the amount DRS named; no credit check up to $10,000, and premiums start from $100. The exporter license and the distributor license are separate filings under the same fuels-tax chapter.
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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 term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, in the year your term ends.
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 Services. Submit the executed bond with your exporter license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. 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 DRS set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your exporter license application.
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Fuels exporter bond, issued today.
Premiums from $100. Enter the amount DRS required and file with your license application the same day.