Iowa cigarette railway car bonds.
$100 flat.
Iowa requires a $500 bond for a cigarette permit to retail on railway cars, filed with the Department of Revenue under Iowa Code chapter 453A. Our price is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, and the bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Iowa cigarette railway car bond cost?
$100 at the $500 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Tobacco-tax permit bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Revenue
Your executed bond (form 70-031) arrives by email, ready to file with your cigarette permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Iowa taxes and regulates cigarettes under Iowa Code chapter 453A, administered by the Department of Revenue. A permit to sell cigarettes at retail on railway cars requires a $500 bond — filed on the Department's cigarette/tobacco seller bond form (form 70-031).
The bond is a tax-and-compliance guarantee. It stands behind the permittee's payment of cigarette tax and compliance with chapter 453A, so the state is protected against unpaid tax on cigarettes sold from railway cars.
If a permittee holds more than one type of cigarette/tobacco permit, the Department's bond requirements are cumulative — a single bond can cover the aggregate. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays the state, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you're
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 $500 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, in the year your term ends.
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. Your executed bond (form 70-031) arrives by email, ready to file with your cigarette permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $500 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.
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Railway-car cigarette bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.