New Hampshire tobacco tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond a New Hampshire licensed tobacco wholesaler files with the Department of Revenue Administration so it can buy stamps and tobacco products on credit. It backs the tax owed under RSA 78 — file it on Form CD-18. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a New Hampshire tobacco tax 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 tobacco bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue Administration. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your credit limit requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000, and most bonds issue the moment you pay. No impact on your score.
File with the Department of Revenue Administration
Submit the executed bond on Form CD-18 with your tobacco tax license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the tobacco tax bond actually covers
New Hampshire taxes tobacco products under RSA Chapter 78 and licenses wholesalers through the Department of Revenue Administration. A wholesaler that wants to buy tax stamps and tobacco products on a credit basis, rather than paying tax up front, posts a bond so the state is covered for the tax it carries on account.
The bond is a three-party guarantee: on the wholesaler's default, the surety pays the wholesaler's outstanding tobacco-tax debt to the state, up to the bond amount. It is filed on Form CD-18, the Tobacco Tax Credit Bond, alongside the financial statement and credit references the Department requires.
Because the amount tracks the credit limit you request, there is no single statutory figure — enter the amount on your application and your exact price appears there. Pricing runs 1% of that requested amount, with a $100 minimum, on the form the Department names.
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 Department of Revenue Administration. Submit the executed bond on Form CD-18 with your tobacco tax license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
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, ready to file with the Department of Revenue Administration.
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Tobacco tax bond, issued today.
Priced at 1% of your bond amount ($100 minimum). Enter your required amount and file with the Department of Revenue Administration the same day.