Georgia tobacco distributor bonds.
From $100.
A Georgia tobacco distributor that buys tax stamps on account posts a bond with the Department of Revenue under O.C.G.A. § 48-11-16. The commissioner sets the amount, sized to your stamp purchases — pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $10,000.
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How much does a Georgia tobacco distributor bond cost?
1% 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 tobacco bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. 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
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your tobacco distributor permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the tobacco bond actually covers
Georgia taxes cigarettes through a tax stamp affixed to each pack. Under O.C.G.A. § 48-11-16, the commissioner can permit a licensed distributor to buy stamps on account rather than paying up front — but only if the distributor posts a bond securing payment for the stamps delivered.
The amount is set by the commissioner — sufficient, in the commissioner's opinion, to secure the stamps you take on account. The bond is conditioned on you paying all taxes, fees, penalties, and interest and complying with the Department of Revenue's rules. Stamps bought on account are due by the 20th of the following month.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Georgia (the obligee). If you fail to pay for stamps taken on account, the state recovers against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the commissioner set; pricing starts from $100 and no credit check up to $10,000.
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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 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. Submit the executed bond with your tobacco distributor permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists 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 $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 the commissioner set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department of Revenue.
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Tobacco bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the commissioner set and file the same day.