DSP operations bonds.
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The operations bond the TTB can require from a single distilled spirits plant (DSP) under 27 CFR part 19, subpart F, on TTB F 5110.56. It covers the excise tax on spirits held in bond at your plant. We issue it at a flat 3% — enter the penal sum TTB requires and the premium updates.
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No underwriting queue for a standard DSP operations bond — enter your penal sum, pay, and file with the TTB. Here is the whole thing:
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Your plant details, the operations penal sum TTB requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Standard amounts issue as soon as you pay. Larger penal sums may get a quick soft-pull review, which never affects your credit score.
File with the TTB
Submit the executed bond (TTB F 5110.56) with your DSP application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever TTB insists.
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Penal sum × 3% = your premium, one-time per term, $275 minimum. Enter the operations amount TTB requires and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the operations bond actually covers
A distilled spirits plant holds spirits in bond — before the federal excise tax is paid. The operations bond on TTB F 5110.56 secures the tax on spirits at the plant while they are in storage and processing, under 27 CFR part 19, subpart F. This version covers a single plant.
The operations bond is distinct from the withdrawal bond (which covers tax on spirits removed before payment) and the unit bond (which covers both together). You file the coverage your operation needs; TTB sets the penal sum based on the maximum tax that could be outstanding at one time.
An important caveat: since January 1, 2017, 26 U.S.C. 5551(d) exempts proprietors who reasonably expect to owe no more than $50,000 in distilled spirits excise tax for the year (and owed no more than that the prior year) from furnishing a bond. Many small DSPs no longer need one. If TTB has asked you for a bond, or you fall outside that exemption, we issue it at a flat 3%.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Enter the operations penal sum TTB requires on Form 5110.56 — the executed bond is generated on payment, ready to file with the TTB.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the penal sum TTB requires and file the same day.