IN timber buyer bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Every registered Indiana timber buyer must file a surety bond with the DNR under IC 25-36.5-1-3, sized to how much you paid timber growers last year. The minimum is $5,000, the maximum is $50,000 — and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard timber buyer bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the DNR. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, your county, the bond amount your purchases require, and an effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the DNR
Submit the executed bond with your timber buyer registration to the DNR Division of Forestry. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure your purchase schedule requires and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the timber buyer bond actually guarantees
Indiana licenses timber buyers through the DNR Division of Forestry under IC 25-36.5. Every person registered as a timber buyer must file an effective surety bond with the department under IC 25-36.5-1-3 — it protects timber growers who sell standing timber against a buyer who fails to pay or otherwise breaches the deal.
The amount scales with your volume. The statute sets $5,000 for a buyer who paid growers $10,000 or less in the immediately preceding year, plus an additional $100 for each additional $1,000 (or fraction) paid for timber that year — capped at $50,000.
It is a guarantee to growers and the state, not insurance for you — if the surety pays a grower's claim, you repay the surety. Instead of the bond, the DNR may accept cash or a certificate of deposit, but a surety bond is almost always the cheapest way to register. Confirm your bracket against the DNR's bond schedule.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your purchase schedule requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the DNR.
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Timber buyer bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter your bracket amount and file with the DNR the same day.