IL direct wine shipper bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Out-of-state wineries shipping directly to Illinois consumers must guarantee the liquor gallonage tax they owe with a financial-responsibility bond filed through the Department of Revenue. The state sets the amount — generally about twice your average monthly tax, from $1,000 to $100,000 — and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard wine shipper bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the state required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with your shipper license
Submit the executed bond to the Department of Revenue alongside your winery shipper / direct wine shipper license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Department of Revenue notice and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the wine shipper bond actually covers
Illinois lets out-of-state wineries ship wine directly to in-state consumers under a winery shipper's license from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. A shipper must pay the state liquor gallonage tax on the wine it ships to Illinois under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (235 ILCS 5) — and the Department of Revenue wants a financial guarantee that the tax actually gets remitted.
That guarantee is this bond. The Department of Revenue sets the amount based on your tax volume — generally about twice your average monthly liability, subject to a $1,000 minimum and a $100,000 maximum. The bond stands behind the gallonage tax; if a shipper fails to remit, the state can recover against it.
If you're a brand-new shipper, the Department often starts you near the minimum and adjusts the amount as your shipping volume becomes clear. Whatever figure the state sets, we issue the bond at a flat 3% with no credit check — enter the amount on your notice and the premium updates.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Revenue set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.