Missouri terminal operator bonds.
From $100.
A Missouri motor fuel terminal operator — the licensee running the bulk storage terminal where fuel is held before the rack — files a bond with the Department of Revenue under §142.884 RSMo. The Director sets the amount; pricing starts from $100 with one soft credit pull.
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How much does a Missouri terminal operator bond cost?
1.2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Enter your amount, a soft pull runs, and you have the executed bond to file with your terminal license. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Department required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Soft pull & approve
The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score, and informs approval, not price. Larger amounts get a quick underwriter review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your terminal operator license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the terminal operator bond actually covers
A motor fuel terminal operator runs the bulk storage terminal where fuel is held before it crosses the rack and the tax is precollected. Missouri licenses terminal operators under Chapter 142 RSMo and, under §142.884, can require a surety bond tied to the operation and the tax at risk.
The Director sets the amount based on the terminal's role in the supply chain. The bond guarantees the operator's compliance with the fuel tax law — proper reporting of the fuel moving through the terminal and the tax that depends on it. The Department of Revenue is the obligee.
It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Department set; pricing starts from $100 with a soft credit pull that never affects your score, and larger amounts get a quick underwriter review.
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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 the Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond with your terminal operator license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1.2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department set, plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. The executed bond is generated ready to file.
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Terminal operator bond, issued today.
From $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount the Department set and file the same day.