Illinois motor fuel distributor bonds.
From $100.
To hold a motor fuel distributor license in Illinois, you file a bond with the Department of Revenue under the Motor Fuel Tax Law. The Department sets the amount from your expected fuel tax — the bond prices at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, set by the amount you need, not a credit tier. Enter the figure on your notice and see your exact price.
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How much does an Illinois motor fuel 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 distributor 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 Department required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000 — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay, priced at 1% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel distributor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the distributor bond actually covers
Illinois taxes motor fuel through the Motor Fuel Tax Law (35 ILCS 505), administered by the Department of Revenue. A licensed distributor sells, distributes, or uses motor fuel and is responsible for the tax — so the license is conditioned on a surety bond standing behind that tax.
The Department fixes the bond amount case by case, taking into account the fuel the applicant expects to sell, distribute, export, and use. By statute the penalty cannot exceed twice the monthly amount that would be collectible as tax on all of that fuel.
The bond backs the motor fuel tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the state can recover against it. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Department set, with premiums starting from $100 and no credit check up to $10,000 in the application, on the form the Department names.
You need this bond if you are
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 Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel distributor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
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 Department set — no credit check up to $10,000, and the executed bond is generated instantly for most applicants, ready to file with the Department of Revenue.
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Distributor bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount the Department set and file the same day.