New Jersey cigarette distributor bonds.
$100 flat.
The bond a New Jersey cigarette distributor files with the Division of Taxation under N.J.S.A. 54:40A-4. This page issues the $6,000 distributor bond at $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book. The Division can require a larger amount tied to your stamp volume; send us your notice and we’ll quote it.
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How much does a New Jersey cigarette distributor bond cost?
$100 at the $6,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Distributor bonds at the base amount issue fast. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
The base distributor bond issues right after purchase. A larger Division-set amount may get a quick review.
File with the Division of Taxation
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your cigarette distributor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the cigarette bond actually covers
New Jersey licenses cigarette distributors through the Division of Taxation under N.J.S.A. 54:40A-4. A distributor buys tax stamps to affix to each pack, and the state wants a bond standing behind the proper performance of the distributor’s duties and the discharge of its tax liabilities.
The Director of the Division of Taxation requires each licensed distributor to file a bond not less than the average monthly value of the cigarette stamps the distributor uses. This page issues the $6,000 base amount at $100 flat; if your monthly stamp volume calls for more, the Division sets the figure and we quote the larger amount.
The bond runs concurrently with the distributor's license and is payable to the Division of Taxation as obligee. If you fail to remit the cigarette tax you owe, the state can recover against it — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
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 $6,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Division of Taxation. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your cigarette distributor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $6,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Cigarette distributor bond, issued today.
$100 flat for the base bond. File with the Division of Taxation the same day.