Every Washington aircraft fuel distributor must be bonded before the Department of Licensing will issue or continue a license. The bond is three times your estimated monthly aircraft fuel tax — never less than $5,000 or more than $100,000 — and pricing is 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
















No underwriting queue for the standard fuel tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Licensing. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the state required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
The application collects no credit information at the standard amount — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond on the Department of Licensing fuel tax bond form to satisfy the fuel tax section. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
Washington taxes aircraft fuel under chapter 82.42 RCW, and a distributor license may not be issued or continued unless a bond is on file to secure the tax, interest, and penalties owed. The bond is collected against by the Department of Licensing if a distributor fails to remit what it owes.
The required amount is three times your estimated monthly aircraft fuel tax liability, and the total bonding amount is never less than $5,000 nor more than $100,000. The requirement can be waived for distributors already bonded under the motor fuel act (chapter 82.38 RCW) or who show the department sufficient financial resources.
The bond stands behind the fuel tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the state can recover against it. A surety canceling the bond must give the Department of Licensing at least 45 days written notice. Pricing starts from $100; the application collects no credit information at the standard amount, and your exact price appears once you enter your bond amount.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Licensing set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.