WI public warehouse keeper bonds.
From $100.
Wisconsin licenses public warehouse keepers through DATCP and conditions the license on a surety bond that protects the owners of property you store. Pricing starts from $100 — enter the amount your license requires, and one soft credit pull (which never affects your score) is the only extra step.
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No long underwriting queue — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with DATCP. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount DATCP required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with DATCP
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your public warehouse keeper license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the warehouse bond actually covers
Wisconsin licenses public warehouse keepers — businesses that store goods for others for hire — through the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection under Wis. Stat. ch. 99. The license is conditioned on a commercial surety bond from a company licensed to do business in Wisconsin.
The bond secures your faithful performance of all the duties of a public warehouse keeper and is payable to DATCP for the benefit of the owners of stored property (or their assignees). If you damage, lose, or fail to return stored goods, the owner can recover against the bond — and the bond can't be terminated without at least 30 days' written notice to the department.
Wisconsin lets keepers post a legal-liability insurance policy in lieu of a surety bond, but a bond is usually the simpler, cheaper route. The amount is set by DATCP and generally tracks the value of property you store — enter that figure and your price appears at application, from $100. One soft credit pull (never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score) is the only extra step.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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Warehouse keeper bond, issued this week.
From $100. Enter the amount DATCP required and file in 1–2 business days.