IA wholesaler & subjobber bonds.
$100 flat.
A permittee that is both a cigarette wholesaler and a tobacco subjobber files a combined bond under Iowa Code 453A.14. The amount is a fixed $2,500 — priced at $100 flat, the same price for everyone.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Fixed-amount tobacco bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount tobacco bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Department of Revenue
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your combined wholesaler and subjobber permit application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Iowa taxes cigarettes and other tobacco products through the Department of Revenue under chapter 453A. A subjobber buys tax-paid tobacco products from a distributor and resells them; a permittee that is both a cigarette wholesaler and a tobacco subjobber files a combined bond, set by Iowa Code 453A.14 at a fixed $2,500.
The bond runs to the State for the benefit of the Department. It guarantees that you comply with chapter 453A and pay all cigarette and tobacco taxes, fees, and costs you owe across both roles — if you do not, the Department can recover against the bond up to the $2,500 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays, you repay the surety. This single bond covers the combined wholesaler-and-subjobber permit; where you also hold a separate permit type, the requirements are cumulative. Iowa tobacco bonds run to a June 30 expiration by rule.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information for this fixed-amount bond.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.