LA motor fuels importer bonds.
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A licensed motor fuels importer — a person who brings fuel into Louisiana from another state — files a bond with the Department of Revenue under R.S. 47:818.40: a minimum of $20,000 or three months’ tax liability, whichever is greater. The premium is 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application, which collects no credit information.
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No underwriting queue for the standard importer bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount your license requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, and most bonds issue the moment you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review — if a check runs, it is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your motor fuels importer license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the importer bond actually covers
An importer under Louisiana’s motor fuel tax law is, broadly, a person who imports motor fuel into the state outside the bulk transfer/terminal system. Importers are licensed by the Department of Revenue under R.S. 47:818.37 and must post a bond before doing business.
The bond backs the excise tax due on fuel brought into Louisiana. R.S. 47:818.40 sets the importer bond at a minimum of $20,000 or three months’ tax liability, whichever is greater — the same minimum that applies to distributor, exporter, blender, and interstate motor fuel user licenses.
It is a guarantee to the state, not insurance for you: if the Department recovers against the bond, you repay the surety. We issue the amount your license requires; pricing runs from $100 and the application collects no credit information.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your license requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department of Revenue.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount your license requires and file the same day.