Texas Motor Fuels Tax (Gasoline) Bond (Continuous)
Overview
Texas requires fuel tax bonds from gasoline suppliers, distributors, importers, and exporters who handle motor fuels within the state. This continuous bond guarantees that your business will faithfully report and remit all gasoline motor fuels taxes owed to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. If your business fails to pay those taxes, the state can make a claim against this bond to recover what is owed. Keeping the bond active and in good standing is a condition of maintaining your motor fuels license in Texas.
Who Needs This Bond?
You have applied — or are about to apply — for a Texas motor fuels license to handle gasoline, and the Comptroller's office told you a surety bond is required. Gasoline suppliers, distributors, importers, exporters, and other licensed handlers of motor fuels in Texas fall into this category. If your business moves, blends, or sells gasoline at the wholesale or distribution level, this bond almost certainly applies to you. Retailers operating at the pump typically do not need this bond, but anyone upstream in the distribution chain does.
What is this Bond For?
This bond protects the State of Texas against unpaid gasoline motor fuels tax obligations. It puts a licensed surety on the hook if your business collects or owes fuel taxes and fails to remit them to the Texas Comptroller. The bond is not liability insurance for your customers or business operations — it exists solely to secure your tax obligations to the state. Continuous means the bond remains in force indefinitely until formally cancelled, keeping your license in good standing year after year without annual renewal headaches.
When is it Required?
Before the Texas Comptroller issues or renews your motor fuels license, this bond must already be in place. You cannot legally operate as a licensed gasoline distributor, supplier, or importer in Texas without it. If you are applying for the first time, securing this bond is one of the first steps — not an afterthought. Have your bond documentation ready to submit alongside your license application so there is no delay in your approval.
Where Does it Apply?
This is a statewide Texas requirement enforced by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. It covers gasoline motor fuels tax obligations anywhere within the state of Texas. There is no county or city variation — the same bond requirement applies to licensed handlers operating across the entire state.
How to Buy Online
Click 'Buy This Bond Online' on this page and you will be taken directly to the secure surety portal in a new tab. Complete the application with your business details and bond amount, and your bond documents will be processed through the portal. Once issued, you receive your bond documentation digitally so you can submit it to the Texas Comptroller without delay.
Why Bond Titan?
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