North Carolina motor fuel tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond a North Carolina fuel supplier, distributor, or motor carrier files with the Department of Revenue as a financial guarantee for the fuel tax it collects. The Department sets the amount from your average tax liability — premiums start from $100, and priced at 0.75% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. Your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a North Carolina motor fuel tax bond cost?
0.75% 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 fuel tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Department required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000, and most applicants are approved and issued as soon as they pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond to satisfy your fuel license requirement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fuel tax bond actually covers
North Carolina licenses fuel suppliers, distributors, importers, blenders, and certain motor carriers through the Department of Revenue under G.S. 105-449. A licensee handles fuel before the excise tax is fully settled, and the state wants a bond standing behind the tax owed.
The bond amount is set by the Department from your average tax liability for the reporting period — the calculation and any minimum vary by license type. For motor carrier bonds over $500, the Department rounds the amount to the nearest $1,000. As your liability changes, the Department can adjust the required figure.
The bond guarantees the fuel tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit or to file required reports, the Department can recover against it. Whatever amount the Department set, premiums start from $100. No credit check up to $10,000.
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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 to satisfy your fuel license requirement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.75% 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 the bond amount the Department of Revenue set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Fuel tax bond, issued today.
Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the Department required and file the same day.