LA motor fuels importer bonds.
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A licensed motor fuels importer — a person who brings fuel into Louisiana from another state — files a bond with the Department of Revenue under R.S. 47:818.40: a minimum of $20,000 or three months’ tax liability, whichever is greater. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard importer bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your license requires, and the 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 Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your motor fuels importer license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure your license requires and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the importer bond actually covers
An importer under Louisiana’s motor fuel tax law is, broadly, a person who imports motor fuel into the state outside the bulk transfer/terminal system. Importers are licensed by the Department of Revenue under R.S. 47:818.37 and must post a bond before doing business.
The bond backs the excise tax due on fuel brought into Louisiana. R.S. 47:818.40 sets the importer bond at a minimum of $20,000 or three months’ tax liability, whichever is greater — the same minimum that applies to distributor, exporter, blender, and interstate motor fuel user licenses.
It is a guarantee to the state, not insurance for you: if the Department recovers against the bond, you repay the surety. We issue the amount your license requires at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your license requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department of Revenue.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount your license requires and file the same day.