How much is registration fee to buy a used motorbike in Vietnam?

How much is registration fee to buy a used motorbike in Vietnam?

At Point b, Clause 1, Article 4, Circular 13/2022/TT-BTC stipulates registration fee rates for used motorbikes as follows:

1. Motorbikes apply the tax rates specified in Clause 4, Article 8 of Decree No. 10/2022/ND-CP. Fees for individual cases are as follows:

b) Motorcycles that pay registration fee for the 2nd time onwards will be charged a rate of 1%.

In case the property owner has declared and paid the registration fee for motorbikes of 2%, then transferred it to an organization or individual in the area prescribed in Point a of this Clause, the registration fee shall be paid at a rate of 5%. In case the motorbike has paid registration fee at the rate of 5%, the next transfer will pay the registration fee at the rate of 1%.

The area where the fee was declared and paid last time is determined according to the "Place of permanent residence", "Place of permanent residence registration" or "Address" recorded in the vehicle registration or registration revocation certificate, Vehicle license plate and determined according to state administrative boundaries at the time of registration fee declaration.

Thus, when you buy a used motorbike, you have to pay a registration fee of 1%. In case you buy used motorbikes from organizations or individuals in centrally run cities; provincial cities; In the town where the Provincial People's Committee is headquartered, you must pay a registration fee of 5% according to the provisions of law in Vietnam.

How much is registration fee to buy a used motorbike in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What are regulations on calculation of registration fee for used motorbikes in Vietnam?

In Clause 3, Article 3, Circular 13/2022/TT-BTC stipulates registration fee calculation for used motorbikes as follows:

3. Registration fee calculation for used assets is specified in Clause 4, Article 7, Decree No. 10/2022/ND-CP

The registration fee calculation is the remaining value calculated based on the useful life of the asset. Residual value of the new asset value table multiplied by (x) the remaining quality percentage of the asset.

In there:

a) New asset value determined according to the instructions in Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree No. 10/2022/ND-CP and Clause 2 of this Article.

In case a car or motorbike is not included in the Price List, it will be determined according to the registration fee calculation price of the equivalent vehicle type included in the Price List; in which the equivalent vehicle type is defined as a car or motorbike of the same origin, same brand, same working volume or engine capacity, and the same number of people allowed to carry (including the driver) and Vehicle types have characters equivalent to the vehicle types of cars and motorbikes already in the Price List. In case there are many similar vehicle types in the Price List, the tax authority determines the registration fee calculation price according to the principle of taking the highest registration fee calculation price. In case the equivalent vehicle type cannot be determined, the tax authority will base on the database specified in Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree No. 10/2022/ND-CP to determine the registration fee calculation price.

b) The remaining quality ratio (%) of registration assets is determined as follows:

Time used	Percentage (%) of remaining quality of registered assets
New property	100%
For 1 year	90%
From over 1 to 3 years	70%
From over 3 to 6 years	50%
From over 6 to 10 years	30%
Over 10 years	20%

The useful life of the asset is calculated from the year of production to the year of registration fee declaration. In case the year of manufacture cannot be determined, the useful life of the asset is calculated from the year the asset is first put into use to the year the registration fee is declared.

According to this Article, the registration fee calculation for used motorbikes is regulated according to the law mentioned above in Vietnam.

Which property subject to registration fees in Vietnam?

Article 3 of Decree 10/2022/ND-CP stipulates property subject to registration fees as follows:

1. Houses, land.

2. Hunting guns; guns used for training or sports.

3. Ships in accordance with regulations of the law on inland waterway transport and the maritime law (hereinafter referred to as “ships”), including barges, canoes, tugs, pushers, submarines, and submersibles; except for floating docks, floating storage units, and mobile offshore drilling units.

4. Boats including yachts.

5. Aircraft.

6. Two-wheeled or three-wheeled motorcycles, mopeds, and equivalences subject to registration fees and fitted with license plates issued by competent state agencies (hereinafter referred to as “motorcycles”).

7. Motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers towed by motor vehicles, and equivalences subject to registration fees and fitted with license plates issued by competent state agencies.

8. Frame, chassis assembly, engine assembly, and engine block of the property prescribed in Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Article, when replaced, subject to registration with competent state agencies.

The Ministry of Finance shall stipulate this Article in detail.

Above are subjects that must pay registration fees according to the provisions of law in Vietnam.

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