The bond a Maryland motor fuel dealer, special fuel seller, or special fuel user posts with the Comptroller as security for the motor fuel tax. The Comptroller sets the amount — always in even $1,000 increments — and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard fuel tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Comptroller. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the Comptroller required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel license. The signed original must be filed with the Comptroller, so we mail the wet-ink original to the address you give us.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Comptroller notice and the premium updates.
Maryland licenses motor fuel dealers, special fuel sellers, and special fuel users through the Comptroller of Maryland, which can require a bond as security for the motor fuel tax. A dealer who is also a licensed special fuel seller or user posts only one security covering all of those roles.
The Comptroller sets the amount, in even $1,000 increments, based on your fuel tax exposure. The bond guarantees that you file your fuel tax returns and pay the tax when it becomes due — it stands behind the tax you collect or owe on the fuel you handle.
Some users are exempt at low volumes — for example, a biodiesel user generally isn’t bonded unless they use more than 4,000 gallons a year, while diesel sellers are bonded. If you fail to remit, the Comptroller can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Comptroller set — the executed bond is generated instantly, and we mail the signed original for filing.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the Comptroller required and file it.