Florida — Cigarettes Stamping Distributor (Charge) Bond
Florida's charge arrangement lets an authorized cigarette-stamping agent purchase stamps without paying cash on delivery. Confirm the Division's required security and approved payment arrangement before applying for this stamping-distributor bond.
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- Recorded state
- Florida
- Bond type
- Cigarette / Tobacco Tax Bond
- Category
- Business operations & taxes
What this bond does
Section 210.05(3)(b) permits appointed stamping agents to provide qualifying security for cigarette stamps purchased without cash on delivery. The surety-bond option supports the agent's obligation to pay the state; purchasing a bond does not itself authorize stamp credit.
- Who needs it
- Florida cigarette-stamping distributors arranging the approved charge-purchase option. It is different from a tax-paid distributor, a cash-stamping arrangement or a wholesaler handling only other tobacco products.
- Who it protects
- The ABT-6032 bond binds principal and surety jointly and severally to Florida for promptly accounting for and paying all money due the state as taxes on the principal's operations, and otherwise complying with the selected cigarette laws in Chapter 210, Part I. It protects the state rather than insuring the distributor's inventory or customer receivables.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- DBPR ABT-6032 — complete surety-bond application package and model (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Current Florida210.05 and210.08 — complete selected sections (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Legal applicant name, business county and applicable cigarette license number.
- Division-confirmed security amount and thirty-day estimated tax liability.
- Stamping Distributor-Charge and Cigarette Laws/Part I selections.
- Required effective date, principal/surety signatures and certified surety-agent power of attorney.
- Current district filing instructions and approved stamp-payment arrangement.
Questions about this bond
What does Charge mean on this listing?
It identifies the authorized arrangement for stamp purchases without cash on delivery. State approval and qualifying security are required; buying this bond does not establish the credit arrangement by itself.
Is the amount always $2,000?
No. That is the statutory minimum. The charge-purchase provision requires 110 percent of estimated tax liability for thirty days, so the Division may require a larger amount for your account.
When must I pay for stamps bought on charge?
Section 210.05(3)(b) makes each month's liability due on or before the tenth day of the following month. The model's sixty-day cancellation provision does not extend that payment deadline.
Can I select the tobacco-products condition on the shared form?
Not for cigarette stamping. Select the charge stamping classification and Chapter 210, Part I cigarette laws. Other tobacco products use a different part of the statute and different security instructions.

