Carmel itinerant vendor bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Before the City of Carmel issues an itinerant vendor / transient merchant permit, it requires a $500 bond. Ours is $275 flat — the 3% premium floored at our minimum — and the application takes five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Vendor permit bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit check section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this one are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the city
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Carmel Clerk alongside your itinerant vendor permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$500 bond × 3% = $15, floored at our $275 minimum. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Carmel licenses itinerant vendors and transient merchants — sellers who operate from temporary or mobile locations within the city. A $500 bond is a condition of that permit: it protects Carmel customers against fraud, non-delivery, or violations of the city's vendor rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Carmel (the obligee), with Carmel customers as the protected parties. If a vendor takes money and fails to deliver, or otherwise violates the permit, a harmed customer can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Vendors who deal squarely with customers treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Carmel vendor permit today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.