TN beer manufacturer bonds.
$200. Five minutes.
A Tennessee beer manufacturer that self-distributes posts a wholesale beer tax bond with the Department of Revenue — the initial amount is $20,000. Ours is $200 flat, set by our carrier's rate book, and a quick soft credit check may apply.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Beer tax bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — a quick soft credit check may run as part of review.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount tax bonds like this often issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Department of Revenue
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file on the Department’s tax bond form with your beer manufacturer registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Tennessee taxes beer at wholesale, and a beer manufacturer that distributes its own product is liable for the wholesale beer tax just like a wholesaler. The Department of Revenue requires a tax bond standing behind that liability so the state is protected if the manufacturer falls behind.
The initial bond is $20,000. The Department can adjust a tax bond upward over time based on a taxpayer’s actual volume, so a higher amount may apply later — but $20,000 is the starting figure for a new beer manufacturer’s tax bond.
The bond is for the benefit of the state, not the manufacturer. If you fail to remit the beer tax you owe, the Department can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the $20,000 bond at $200 flat; a quick soft credit check may apply.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — a quick soft credit check may run as part of underwriting.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Beer tax bond, issued today.
$200 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.