WA agricultural products dealer bonds.
From $100.
Before the Washington State Department of Agriculture licenses you to deal in or handle farm products, you file a surety bond for the benefit of consignors under RCW 20.01.210. WSDA sizes it to your dollar volume and commodity. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. Your exact price appears at the application. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your WSDA license is waiting on this bond. Here’s the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount WSDA required, and the effective date — that is the application, plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything you hear from us within 48 hours. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score.
File with WSDA
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your WSDA commission merchant / dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the dealer bond actually covers
Washington licenses commission merchants, dealers, brokers, and buyers of agricultural products through the Washington State Department of Agriculture under chapter 20.01 RCW. Growers consign their crops to these middlemen and trust them to pay — so the state requires a financial backstop before the license issues.
Under RCW 20.01.210, the applicant files a surety bond, executed by the applicant as principal and a qualified surety, running to the state for the benefit of qualified consignors of agricultural products. If a dealer fails to pay a grower for products received, the harmed consignor can recover against the bond.
The amount is set by WSDA from your annual dollar volume and the commodity you handle — generally a $10,000 minimum for most products, with a higher $15,000 minimum for dealers in hay, straw, or seed. The bond protects the consignors, not you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Confirm your required amount on your WSDA application.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and an underwriter confirms quickly.
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Other Washington bonds.
WSDA is waiting on one document.
From $100, short application, soft pull only. Enter the amount WSDA required and file the same day.