Indiana cigarette distributor bonds.
$125 flat.
Indiana requires a registered cigarette distributor to file a bond with the Department of Revenue to buy tax stamps on credit. The statutory floor is $1,000; if your stamp purchases run higher the DOR can require more — send us your notice and we will confirm the price for that amount. This $1,000 bond is $125 flat, set by our carrier.
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How much does an Indiana cigarette distributor bond cost?
$125 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to registered.
Your distributor registration is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, the bond amount the DOR requires, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Approved
Approved as soon as you apply. There is no underwriting queue.
File with the Department of Revenue
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your Form CIG-1A distributor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the cigarette bond actually covers
Indiana licenses cigarette distributors through the Department of Revenue under IC 6-7-1. A distributor buys revenue stamps to affix to each pack and may pay for them within thirty days of purchase — that credit privilege is the reason for the bond.
The privilege is extended on the express condition that a bond or letter of credit satisfactory to the department, in an amount not less than the sales price of the stamps, is on file — with a statutory floor of $1,000. The bond is filed alongside the Form CIG-1A registration application and the $500 annual registration fee.
It is not insurance for you. If you fail to pay for stamps purchased on credit, the Department can recover against the bond, and you repay the surety. We issue the $1,000 statutory-minimum bond at $125 flat; larger amounts the DOR requires are priced separately.
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 $1,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your Form CIG-1A distributor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $1,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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