IA cigarette distributor bonds.
$100 flat.
Iowa requires a cigarette distributor to post a surety bond before it holds a distributor permit, under Iowa Code 453A.14. The amount is a fixed $2,500 — priced at $100 flat, the same price for every distributor.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Fixed-amount tobacco bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount tobacco bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Department of Revenue
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your cigarette distributor permit application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Iowa taxes cigarettes through the Department of Revenue under Iowa Code chapter 453A, and a distributor — the permittee that affixes tax stamps and remits cigarette tax — must post a surety bond before the permit issues. The bond is set by Iowa Code 453A.14 at a fixed $2,500.
The bond runs to the State for the benefit of the Department. It guarantees that you comply with chapter 453A and pay all cigarette taxes, fees, and costs you owe — if you do not, the Department can recover against the bond up to the $2,500 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays the Department, you repay the surety. If you hold more than one tobacco permit, the bond requirements are cumulative — you post a single bond equal to the aggregate, or separate bonds. Iowa tobacco bonds run to a June 30 expiration by rule.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information for this fixed-amount bond.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.