IL importing distributor bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
An Illinois importing distributor of alcoholic liquor must show financial responsibility for the tax it owes. The state requires a bond sized to your liability — generally about twice your average monthly tax, capped at $100,000. Pricing is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — the application collects no credit information.
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The application collects no credit information for the standard financial responsibility bond — enter your amount, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount your liability requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
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Most applications approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with your liquor license
Submit the executed bond with your importing distributor license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the financial responsibility bond covers
Illinois licenses distributors of alcoholic liquor under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (235 ILCS 5). An importing distributor brings liquor into the state and owes the Illinois liquor gallonage tax to the Department of Revenue — so the state wants a bond demonstrating financial responsibility for that tax.
The bond guarantees the distributor pays the liquor tax it owes and properly reports it. If a distributor fails to remit, the Department of Revenue can recover the shortfall against the bond. If you hold both an importing distributor's and a foreign importer's license, generally only one bond is required.
The amount tracks your tax exposure — typically about twice your average monthly liability, with a $1,000 minimum and a $100,000 maximum. Enter the figure your license calls for and we price it from $100; the application collects no credit information.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your liability requires — pricing starts from $100 and your executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Five-minute application, priced from $100. Enter the amount your liability requires and file the same day.