Washington aircraft fuel tax bonds.
From $100.
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.
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How much does a Washington aircraft fuel tax bond cost?
0.75% 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 fuel tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Licensing. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the state required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the DOL
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.
What it is and who needs it.
What the aircraft fuel tax bond covers
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; no credit check up to $10,000, and your exact price appears once you enter your bond amount.
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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 DOL. 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.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.75% 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 Licensing set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Aircraft fuel tax bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.