An Iowa Class A beer permit — the wholesale permit to sell beer to licensed retailers — requires a $10,000 surety bond under Iowa Code chapter 123. Ours is $300 flat, exactly 3% of the bond amount. Five-minute application, no credit check.
















Alcohol permit bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit-check section.
Fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Class A beer permit application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
Iowa licenses alcohol under Iowa Code chapter 123. A Class A beer permit is the wholesale tier — it lets the holder sell beer (and high-alcoholic-content beer) at wholesale to licensed retailers and to other wholesalers. The permit requires a $10,000 surety bond.
The bond is a tax-and-compliance guarantee. It stands behind the wholesaler's payment of beer barrel tax and compliance with Iowa's alcoholic beverage laws — so the state is protected if a wholesaler fails to remit tax or violates chapter 123.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the state, you repay the surety. Wholesalers who file and pay on time treat the bond as a permit formality — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your $10,000 filing continuous.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit-check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.