Delaware motor fuel distributor bonds.
From $100.
The bond a Delaware gasoline or special-fuel distributor files alongside its license under 30 Del. C. ch. 51. The Division of Motor Vehicles sets the bond amount from your fuel-tax liability, and the premium is 0.75% of that bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears in the calculator below. No credit check up to $10,000 except for LLCs.
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How much does a Delaware motor fuel distributor 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 fuel-distributor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the DMV. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the state required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications are approved instantly and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. From $12,500, or at any amount for LLCs, the soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Division of Motor Vehicles
Submit the executed bond with your distributor license application to satisfy the DMV's Motor Fuel Tax section. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fuel distributor bond actually covers
Delaware licenses gasoline and special-fuel distributors through the Division of Motor Vehicles' Motor Fuel Tax section under 30 Del. C. ch. 51. A distributor collects fuel-use tax on the fuel it handles, and the state wants a bond standing behind the tax before it is remitted.
The bond is filed with the distributor license application, and the amount is set by the Department from your estimated fuel-tax liability — commonly a multiple of your average monthly liability, subject to the statutory minimum and maximum. If your volume changes, the required amount can be adjusted.
The bond stands behind the fuel tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the state can recover against it. Premiums start from $100 and no credit check up to $10,000 except for LLCs; confirm your exact figure on your distributor application before you file.
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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 Division of Motor Vehicles. Submit the executed bond with your distributor license application to satisfy the DMV's Motor Fuel Tax section. 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 for individuals, partnerships and corporations (above that, a soft pull at most); for LLCs, one soft pull at every amount, never a hard inquiry.
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 DMV set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.