Quick answer
Registration fee = taxable value × rate. Passenger cars up to 9 seats pay 10% on first registration (provinces may raise it to 15%), cargo pick-ups 60% of that, battery electric cars 0%, other vehicles 2%; motorbikes 2% (1% later); used cars 2%; houses and land 0.5%. A VND 700 million car where the rate is 12% pays VND 84 million; a VND 50 million motorbike pays VND 1 million.
What is Vietnam's registration fee?
This calculator works out Vietnam's registration fee (lệ phí trước bạ) when you register a car or motorbike, new or used, and when you transfer a house or land, under Decree 10/2022/NĐ-CP and the amending decrees in force in 2026. Choose the asset, whether it is a first or later registration, your province's car rate, and enter the taxable value; for used vehicles the remaining-quality ratio is applied automatically.
How to calculate the fee
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Choose the asset: passenger car, cargo pick-up / van, battery electric car, truck – bus – special vehicle, motorbike, or house and land.
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Choose first registration for a new vehicle, or second time or later for a used one. Property has a single rate.
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For passenger cars, pick your province's rate (10% by default). For used vehicles, pick the years since manufacture.
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Enter the taxable value: the provincial price-table value, or the invoice price if the model is not listed. For property, enter area × land price and any house value.
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Read the fee, the rate, the taxable value and the breakdown; copy it or share a result link.
Registration fee rates in force
| Asset | First registration | Second time or later |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger car up to 9 seats (incl. passenger pick-ups) | 10% (province may set up to 15%) | 2% |
| Double-cab cargo pick-up, van with 2+ rows | 60% of the car rate (6% where cars pay 10%) | 2% |
| Battery electric car | 0% until 31 December 2030 | 2% |
| Truck, bus over 9 seats, trailer, special vehicle | 2% | 2% |
| Motorbike (incl. electric) | 2% | 1% |
| House, land | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Decree 10/2022/NĐ-CP of 15 January 2022 (Article 8); Decree 175/2025/NĐ-CP of 30 June 2025, in force 1 July 2025 (motorbikes 2% / 1%, 5% rate removed); Decree 51/2025/NĐ-CP (EVs 0% until 28 February 2027) and Decree 202/2026/NĐ-CP of 8 June 2026 (0% from 1 March 2027 to 31 December 2030). Checked 22 October 2026.
Remaining-quality ratio for used vehicles
| Time in use | Remaining ratio |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 90% |
| Over 1 to 3 years | 70% |
| Over 3 to 6 years | 50% |
| Over 6 to 10 years | 30% |
| Over 10 years | 20% |
Article 3(3) of Circular 13/2022/TT-BTC. Time in use runs from the year of manufacture to the year of filing; taxable value = the new price of the same model in the price table × the ratio.
Examples
A VND 700 million five-seater
Where the rate is 12%: 700,000,000 × 12% = VND 84,000,000. In a province on the 10% national rate: VND 70,000,000.
A VND 800 million cargo pick-up
First registration pays 60% of the car rate: 6% where cars pay 10%, so VND 48,000,000.
A new VND 50 million motorbike
50,000,000 × 2% = VND 1,000,000 nationwide since 1 July 2025 (big cities used to charge 5%, i.e. 2.5 million).
Buying a three-year-old motorbike
New price of the same model 40 million × 70% = 28 million taxable; second-time rate 1%: VND 280,000.
A car under one year old
New price 600 million × 90% = 540 million; at 2%: VND 10,800,000.
Transferring 100 m² of land at VND 20 million/m²
Land value VND 2 billion × 0.5% = VND 10,000,000 (excluding any house).
Common mistakes
- Using the list price or negotiated price.
- The taxable value is the provincial price table's figure for that model (from 1 January 2026); the invoice price only applies when the model is not listed.
- Charging motorbikes 5% in cities.
- The 5% rate was removed on 1 July 2025 by Decree 175/2025/NĐ-CP; motorbikes pay 2% nationwide on first registration and 1% after.
- Charging 10–12% on a used car.
- From the second registration, cars pay a uniform 2% on the value reduced by the remaining-quality ratio.
- Assuming hybrids also pay 0%.
- The 0% rate is for battery electric cars only; hybrids pay the same as petrol cars with the same seats.
Your province's car rate
Decree 10/2022/NĐ-CP sets 10% for first registration of passenger cars up to 9 seats and lets provincial councils set a higher rate of up to 50% more, i.e. 15%. After the 2025 reorganisation of provinces, rates may follow new council resolutions; check with the local tax office or the dealer.
Where does the taxable value come from?
From 1 January 2026, values for cars and motorbikes come from price tables issued by each provincial People's Committee and updated several times a year. Models not in the table use the sales invoice price including VAT. Property uses the provincial land price table plus the new-construction price of the house times its remaining-quality ratio.
Other costs when registering
Registration also involves the number plate fee, inspection (cars), the road-use fee and compulsory liability insurance. This calculator covers the registration fee only.
Glossary
- Registration fee (lệ phí trước bạ)
- A fee paid when registering ownership or use rights of assets such as property, cars and motorbikes.
- Taxable value
- The asset value the fee is based on, from the provincial price table or the invoice.
- First / later registration
- First is a new vehicle registered in Vietnam for the first time; later registrations are transfers of used vehicles.
- Remaining-quality ratio
- The share of value a used vehicle keeps by years in use, used to reduce the taxable value.
Frequently asked questions
What is the car registration fee in 2026?
10% to 15% by province for passenger cars up to 9 seats on first registration, 2% after. Battery electric cars pay 0% on first registration.
What is the motorbike fee?
2% of the taxable value on first registration, 1% from the second, nationwide since 1 July 2025.
Do electric cars pay the fee?
Battery electric cars pay 0% on first registration until 31 December 2030 (Decrees 51/2025 and 202/2026). Buying a used EV still costs 2%.
How is a used vehicle charged?
The new price of the same model × the remaining ratio (90%, 70%, 50%, 30% or 20% by age) × 2% for cars or 1% for motorbikes.
How is property charged?
0.5% of the value: land area × the land price table, plus the house value (floor area × new-build price × remaining ratio).
Does the calculator send my data anywhere?
No. It runs entirely in your browser.
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