Chesapeake City Code § 18-132 sets the itinerant-merchant license tax at $50 a year for peddlers selling food items, plants, or flowers, and $500 a year for those selling any other item, with stated exemptions. § 18-133 requires an applicant to file an ownership affidavit for the premises used, but lets the assessing official instead issue the license "upon the giving of a bond or security in such amount as will equal the specific tax required by this article for a period of one year," payable to the city if the applicant is later shown to have intended only a temporary or transient business. Confirm which license-tax tier applies to your goods with the Commissioner of the Revenue.

What the bond actually guarantees

You need this bond if you're

Your executed Chesapeake itinerant merchant bond is issued ready to file with your license application. Larger bond amounts may get a brief review.

1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the City of Chesapeake itinerant merchant bond under City Code § 18-133. No credit review, not even a soft pull.

City of Chesapeake Door-to-Door Vendor Bond

City of Chesapeake, VA - Door to Door Vendor

Final premium can vary based on underwriting factors

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