South Carolina motor fuel user fee bonds.
From $100.
The bond the South Carolina Department of Revenue requires from a motor fuel licensee as financial security for the user fees it collects. The state sets the amount from your fuel liability — pricing starts from $100, and your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a South Carolina motor fuel user fee 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 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 state required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. The executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel license application to the Department of Revenue. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fuel bond actually covers
South Carolina taxes motor fuels through a user fee under S.C. Code Title 12, Chapter 28, and licenses the businesses that sell, deal in, or manufacture that fuel through the Department of Revenue. As financial security for the fees they collect, most licensees must post a surety bond as a condition of licensure.
Under S.C. Code 12-28-1155, the bond amount is fixed by the director at not less than $2,000 or up to a three-month user-fee liability as estimated by the department. Suppliers and bonded importers face a much higher statutory minimum. The bond stands behind the user fees you owe — if you fail to remit, the State can recover against it.
The statute also lets a licensee submit a statement of assets and liabilities; if the department judges the licensee’s property sufficient to protect the State, no bond is required (S.C. Code 12-28-2520). When a bond is required, we issue the amount the department set at a price starting from $100 — no credit check up to $10,000.
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. Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel license application to the Department of Revenue. 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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Motor fuel bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.