Missouri liquor transporter bonds.
From $100.
Missouri’s liquor transporter license requires a $1,000 bond approved by the Supervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco Control under RSMo 311.420. It is priced at 5% of your bond amount, $100 minimum. No credit check up to $10,000, filed with your transporter license.
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How much does a Missouri liquor transporter bond cost?
5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for this bond — pay and you have the executed bond, ready to file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details and the effective date — the $1,000 amount is set by statute, so there is nothing to size.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000.
File with Alcohol & Tobacco Control
Submit the executed bond with your transporter license application to the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the transporter bond actually covers
Missouri’s Liquor Control Law (Chapter 311, RSMo) requires a license to transport intoxicating liquor in the state, administered by the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. Under RSMo 311.420, an applicant for a transporter’s license files a bond in the penal sum of $1,000 with surety approved by the Supervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco Control.
The bond is conditioned that the transporter will not violate any provision of the liquor control laws or the regulations under them — and any violation works a forfeiture of the bond to the State of Missouri. It is a compliance guarantee tied to the lawful movement of liquor.
Note one exemption: carriers regulated by the state’s motor carrier and railroad safety authority under Chapters 387, 389, and 390 are not required to hold this transporter license. If you are unsure whether you fall under the exemption, confirm with Alcohol and Tobacco Control before buying.
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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 Alcohol & Tobacco Control. Submit the executed bond with your transporter license application to the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 5% 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 — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with Alcohol & Tobacco Control. No credit check up to $10,000.
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Liquor transporter bond, issued today.
Priced at 5% of your bond amount, $100 minimum, at the statutory $1,000 amount — short application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.