Mississippi transient vendor license bonds.
From $100.
Mississippi requires a transient vendor to be licensed in each county or municipality where it transacts business, and to post a bond with the application. Your county or city sets the amount, commonly a $2,000 minimum. Pricing is 1% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Mississippi transient vendor license 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 transient vendor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with your license application. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the county or city, the bond amount required, and the effective date — that is the application. No credit check up to $25,000.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Above $25,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with your transient vendor license
Submit the executed bond with your county or municipal transient vendor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the transient vendor bond actually covers
Mississippi's Transient Vendor law (Miss. Code ch. 75-85) governs vendors who sell goods in a county or municipality without a permanent local place of business. A transient vendor may not transact business unless licensed in each county and each municipality where they operate — and the license is issued by the local tax collector.
The bond is filed with that license. It backs your compliance with the transient vendor law and the payment of taxes, fees, and other obligations owed to the local government — a financial backstop so consumers and the jurisdiction aren't left holding the bag if a traveling vendor disappears.
Because the figure is set locally within the statutory framework, the bond amount is whatever your county or municipality names — commonly a $2,000 minimum, which can be tied to a percentage of your inventory's wholesale value. Enter that figure and pricing starts from $100; no credit check up to $25,000, and pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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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 your transient vendor license. Submit the executed bond with your county or municipal transient vendor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
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 $25,000. 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 county or city requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your license.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount your county or city requires and file the same day.