IL cigarette distributor bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The bond an Illinois cigarette distributor files with the Department of Revenue to back the cigarette tax. The statute sets a $2,500 minimum per location, and the Department can require more where your tax liability warrants it. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — priced by the bond amount, not a credit tier — and your exact price appears at the application. The application collects no credit information.
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No underwriting queue for the standard cigarette bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your license requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit section and no waiting — most bonds issue as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your cigarette distributor registration (Form REG-1). Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the cigarette bond actually covers
Illinois licenses cigarette distributors through the Department of Revenue under the Cigarette Tax Act (35 ILCS 130). A distributor buys tax stamps and remits the cigarette tax, and the State wants a bond standing behind that obligation.
The statute requires a bond executed to the Department of Revenue in the amount of $2,500 per location as a baseline; the Department can require a larger amount where your tax liability warrants it. A surety bond is one accepted form — a certificate of deposit or bank letter of credit are alternatives.
The bond stands behind the cigarette tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the State can recover against it, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount your license requires; premiums start from $100, and the application collects no credit information.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department of Revenue.
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Other Illinois bonds.
Cigarette bond, issued today.
From $100, short application. Enter your required amount and file with the Department of Revenue the same day.