Washington commission merchant bonds.
From $100.
Washington requires a commission merchant or dealer in agricultural products to file a surety bond with the Department of Agriculture under RCW 20.01.210 before it gets a license. The amount scales with your volume; pricing starts from $100, and pricing runs 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum — enter your required amount to see your exact price.
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How much does a Washington commission merchant 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 commission merchant bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with WSDA. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount WSDA requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $25,000, and most applications approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review, and
File with the Department of Agriculture
Submit the executed bond with your commission merchant or dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever WSDA insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the commission merchant bond actually covers
Washington licenses commission merchants, dealers, brokers, and agents in agricultural products through the Department of Agriculture (WSDA) under chapter 20.01 RCW. Before a license issues, RCW 20.01.210 requires the applicant to file a surety bond running to the director.
The bond protects consignors and producers — the farmers and sellers whose products you handle — against a merchant or dealer who fails to pay them. If you take produce on consignment or buy it for resale and don't pay what's owed, the harmed seller can recover against the bond.
The amount is sized to the proceeds you return to consignors, on a sliding scale set by WSDA, with a minimum of $10,000 for commission merchants in most agricultural products (and a $15,000 minimum for hay, straw, or seed). Enter the figure WSDA set to start the application — pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $25,000.
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 Agriculture. Submit the executed bond with your commission merchant or dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever WSDA insists on them.
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 $25,000. 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 WSDA set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Commission merchant bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount WSDA required and file the same day.