Maryland other tobacco products bonds.
From $100.
A Maryland OTP manufacturer or wholesaler — tobacco products other than cigarettes — files a tobacco-tax bond with the Comptroller on Form 722 when it applies for a license. The bond guarantees the OTP tax and any penalties. Pricing is 1% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Maryland other tobacco products bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard OTP bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Comptroller. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants are approved instantly — no waiting, and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the Comptroller
Submit the executed bond on Form 722, filed concurrently with your OTP license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Comptroller insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the OTP bond actually guarantees
Maryland licenses other tobacco products (OTP) — tobacco products other than cigarettes — through the Comptroller under Business Regulation Title 16.5. OTP manufacturers and wholesalers must file a surety bond concurrently with the license application, on the Comptroller’s Form 722.
The bond holds the manufacturer or wholesaler liable for the OTP tobacco tax — plus any penalties and fees — so the State is paid even if the licensee doesn’t remit. The Comptroller’s OTP manufacturer/wholesaler bond is commonly written at $5,000, though you should confirm the figure on your application.
It is not insurance for you. If the Comptroller draws on the bond for unpaid tobacco tax and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Licensees who file and pay on time treat the bond as a licensing formality. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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 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 Comptroller. Submit the executed bond on Form 722, filed concurrently with your OTP license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Comptroller insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% 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 your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly on Form 722, ready to file with the Comptroller.
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OTP bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter your amount and file on Form 722 the same day.