New Jersey alcoholic beverage tax bonds.
From $125.
The bond a New Jersey manufacturer, wholesaler, importer, or warehouse of alcoholic beverages files to guarantee the beverage tax it owes. The Division of Taxation sets the amount on form B-7-1800, payable to the State Treasurer — premiums start from $125 and your exact price appears at the application. No credit check up to $10,000.
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How much does a New Jersey alcoholic beverage tax bond cost?
1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to mailed in one sitting.
Enter your amount, apply, and we mail the wet-ink original for filing. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the state required, your mailing address, and the effective date — that is the entire application, and no credit check up to $10,000.
Issued at application
Most applications approve and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
Sign & file with the Division of Taxation
This bond is filed as a wet-ink original — we mail it to your address; you sign it as principal and file it with the Division of Taxation. We also email you a copy for your records.
What it is and who needs it.
What the beverage tax bond actually covers
New Jersey taxes alcoholic beverages under Title 33 (Intoxicating Liquors) and Subtitle 8 of Title 54 (Taxation), and the Division of Taxation requires a surety bond from businesses that sell, manufacture, import, or warehouse those beverages. The bond is payable to the State Treasurer and guarantees you file reports and pay the beverage tax on your sales and deliveries during the license period.
The Director of the Division of Taxation sets the amount for each licensee. By statute it cannot exceed three times the value of alcoholic beverages handled in a two-month period or $1 million, whichever is less, with a $100 statutory minimum — most operators land well under the cap.
If you fail to remit the tax, the State can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Division set, on form B-7-1800, with premiums starting from $125 and varying by bond amount; no credit check up to $10,000. Because the state wants the original, this bond is mailed to you for a wet-ink signature.
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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 term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, in the year your term ends.
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
Sign & file with the Division of Taxation. This bond is filed as a wet-ink original — we mail it to your address; you sign it as principal and file it with the Division of Taxation. We also email you a copy for your records.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 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, your price at application.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Division of Taxation set — most applicants see the bond issued at or near the $125 minimum; no credit check up to $10,000.
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Beverage tax bond, issued today.
Premiums from $125. Enter the amount the state required and we mail the original to sign and file.