Illinois winery shipper bonds.
From $100.
An Illinois winery shipper’s license lets a winery ship wine directly to Illinois consumers — and obligates the licensee to pay the state wine gallonage tax. The Department of Revenue conditions the license on a financial-responsibility bond (form REG-4-A); pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $10,000.
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How much does an Illinois winery shipper 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 wine tax 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 set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Most bonds issue instantly upon payment.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed REG-4-A bond so IDOR issues your certificate of registration for the winery shipper’s license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the winery shipper bond actually covers
Illinois issues a winery shipper’s license under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (235 ILCS 5), letting an in-state or out-of-state winery ship wine directly to Illinois consumers. The licensee must pay the Department of Revenue the state wine gallonage tax on everything it ships into Illinois.
Because the licensee owes that tax, IDOR conditions the certificate of registration on a financial-responsibility (tax) bond on form REG-4-A. The bond guarantees the wine tax that becomes due — it protects the State, not the winery.
For wine financial-responsibility bonds, the amount is generally about twice your average monthly tax liability, subject to a $1,000 statutory minimum (and a state-set maximum). Enter the figure IDOR named and we issue the bond starting from $100; no credit check up to $10,000.
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 REG-4-A bond so IDOR issues your certificate of registration for the winery shipper’s license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state 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 IDOR set — the executed REG-4-A bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Winery shipper bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the state set and file with IDOR the same day.