Florida bars, restaurants and package stores need NO surety bond; the excise-tax bond falls only on manufacturers, distributors, importers and bonded warehouses.
Florida bars, restaurants and package stores need NO surety bond; the excise-tax bond falls only on manufacturers, distributors, importers and bonded warehouses.
Who posts a bond in Florida: Manufacturers, distributors, importers, brokers and bonded warehouses (an ABT-6032 excise-tax bond). The regulator is the Florida DBPR, Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (AB&T).
Typical amounts: ABT-6032 excise-tax bond, roughly $5,000–$100,000 by tier. You pay a small percentage of the bond amount as your premium. We confirm the exact figure before you pay.
Requirements and amounts change and vary by license class and locality — we verify your exact requirement with the state before you pay.
Limited — Fla. Stat. 768.125 gives sellers immunity except for serving a minor or a habitual drunkard. Liquor liability is still smart, and separate from any bond.
Your standard general-liability policy excludes alcohol claims — so a single incident can hit you with no coverage. When we handle your bond, we also line up liquor liability, property/BOP and workers' comp. The bond satisfies the state; the insurance protects your business.
Get Bond + Liquor Liability →Tell us your license type — a licensed agent confirms your exact Florida requirement and emails your quote, usually within a few business hours.