WI Rx wholesale distributor bonds.
$275. Five minutes.

Wisconsin's Pharmacy Examining Board conditions a wholesale drug distributor license on a surety bond, and the standard amount most distributors file is $5,000 (on DSPS Form #2819). At 3% that comes to $150 — below our floor — so the price is our $275 minimum. The application is five minutes, with no credit check on this bond.

Filed with the DSPS Pharmacy Examining Board for your wholesale distributor license
Fixed $5,000 amount — the standard bond on DSPS Form #2819
$275 flat — the 3% premium ($150) is below our minimum, so you pay the floor
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit check section on this bond.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Small fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with DSPS

Your executed bond (DSPS Form #2819) arrives by email, ready to submit with your wholesale distributor application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, which is below our $275 minimum — so the premium is $275 per term. Multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$275
2-year term
$550
3-year term
$825
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Wisconsin licenses prescription drug wholesale distributors through the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and its Pharmacy Examining Board. The license is conditioned on a surety bond — a financial backstop for the state, not insurance for you.

The statute lets the board require a bond not to exceed $100,000, and the standard amount most distributors file is $5,000 on DSPS Form #2819. The bond secures payment of fees or costs related to your license that go unpaid for more than 30 days after they become final.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Wisconsin (the obligee). Chain pharmacy warehouses engaged only in intracompany transfers are exempt. If your circumstances mean the board set a different amount, send us your application and we'll match it.

Wis. Stat. 450.071(5) (DSPS Form #2819)Wis. Stat. 450.071(5) lets the Pharmacy Examining Board require every wholesale distributor to submit a surety bond (or equivalent security) acceptable to the board in an amount not to exceed $100,000, to secure payment of license-related fees or costs unpaid more than 30 days after they become final. The standard bond DSPS accepts is $5,000 on Form #2819; chain pharmacy warehouses doing only intracompany transfers are exempt. Confirm your required amount on your DSPS application.

You need this bond if you're

Applying for a WI wholesale distributor license — the bond files with your DSPS application
Renewing your distributor license and your bond is expiring or your surety non-renewed
An out-of-state distributor getting licensed to ship prescription drugs into Wisconsin
Restructuring your entity and re-filing the DSPS bond under the new name

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Wisconsin prescription drug wholesale distributor bond? +
The premium is $275. The standard bond amount is $5,000, and 3% of that is $150 — below our $275 minimum premium — so you pay the floor. Same number for every distributor on the $5,000 bond.
Do I pay the $5,000? +
No. You pay $275. The $5,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — it's not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Why is the price $275 and not $150? +
Because 3% of a $5,000 bond is $150, which is below our $275 minimum premium. We charge a flat 3% with a $275 floor across every bond, and small bonds like this one land at the floor.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section. Small fixed-amount license bonds like this one don't need one.
What if the board required more than $5,000? +
The statute lets DSPS require up to $100,000, though $5,000 is the standard amount most distributors file. If your application names a higher figure, send it to us and we'll issue the exact amount at a flat 3%, $275 minimum.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$275
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