Minneapolis secondhand dealer bonds.
Flat 3%. Five minutes.
The City of Minneapolis requires a license bond of secondhand dealers and secondhand stores — businesses that buy and resell used goods. We price it at a flat 3% of the bond amount the City sets, with a $275 minimum. The application is five minutes, and license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, the bond amount the City requires, and an effective date. No financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Minneapolis
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Minneapolis Business Licensing division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
Premium = bond amount × 3%, $275 minimum. You enter the amount the City requires on your secondhand dealer license.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Minneapolis secondhand dealer bond is a compliance guarantee to the City. It promises that when you buy and resell used goods, you'll follow the city's secondhand dealer ordinance — recordkeeping, holding periods, and reporting that help police deter trafficking in stolen property.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Minneapolis (the obligee). If you violate the ordinance or a customer is harmed by a violation, the City or that party can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and the City can suspend your dealer license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Flat 3%, $275 minimum, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.