Louisiana motor fuels importer bonds.
From $150.
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. The bond is a minimum of $20,000 or three months’ tax liability, whichever is greater, and the premium is 0.75% of the bond amount.
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How much does a Louisiana motor fuels importer bond cost?
0.75% of the bond amount, from $150 at the $20,000 minimum. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
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 application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000, and most bonds issue the moment you pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short 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.
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; pricing runs from $150 and no credit check up to $10,000.
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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 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
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. Submit the executed bond with your motor fuels importer license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, 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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Pricing from $150. Enter the amount your license requires and file the same day.