Maryland direct wine shipper bonds.
$100 flat.
Maryland conditions a Direct Wine Shipper’s Permit on a tax-security bond of at least $1,000 filed with the Comptroller. The price is $100 flat, issued instantly. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Maryland direct wine shipper bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Tax-security bonds this size are the simplest thing in surety. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your permit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Direct Wine Shipper’s Permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Direct Wine Shipper’s Permit lets an out-of-state winery ship wine it makes, by common carrier, directly to Maryland consumers — capped at 18 nine-liter cases per year to any one address. The Comptroller conditions the permit on a small tax-security bond.
The bond is a tax guarantee: it stands behind your promise to file the required returns and reports and to pay the Maryland alcoholic beverage tax on what you ship. It runs between you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Maryland (the obligee).
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the state for unremitted tax, you repay the surety. The Comptroller may waive the security after about three years of a substantial compliance record, so many shippers carry it only at the start.
You need this bond if you are
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 $1,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 your permit. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Direct Wine Shipper’s Permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.