Tennessee tobacco affixing agent bonds.
From $100.
To buy Tennessee tobacco tax stamps and affix them, the Department of Revenue requires you to be a bonded affixing agent under Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-4-1015. The amount is tied to your tax liability — file per location, generally 110% of your estimated 30-day liability, with a $2,000 floor. Premiums are 1% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Tennessee tobacco affixing agent bond cost?
1% 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 affixing agent 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
Most applications approve instantly and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. No impact on your score — and larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your affixing agent registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the affixing agent bond actually covers
Tennessee taxes tobacco products under the Tobacco Tax Law (Tenn. Code Ann. Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10). To buy revenue stamps and affix them to packages, you must be a licensed affixing agent appointed by the Commissioner of Revenue — and § 67-4-1015 requires that license to be backed by a surety bond.
The bond is conditioned on the agent paying the tax and properly affixing stamps to all tobacco products it handles. A bond is filed for each location, and the amount tracks volume — the statute frames it around your tax liability, generally 110% of your estimated 30-day liability, but not less than $2,000.
If an agent fails to pay the tax due, the state can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Department of Revenue sets, priced at 1% of that amount with a $100 minimum.
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 affixing agent registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% 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 — most applications approve instantly, and the executed bond is generated ready to file.
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Affixing agent bond, issued today.
1% of your bond amount with a $100 minimum. Enter the amount the Department set and file the same day.