What is the latest table of car and motorbike registration fees in Vietnam?

What is the latest table of car and motorbike registration fees in Vietnam?

On October 31, 2023, the Ministry of Finance issued the Decision 2353/QĐ-BTC in 2023 on the Table of Registration Fees for Cars and Motorcycles.

The Table of Registration Fees for Cars and Motorcycles issued together with Decision 2353/QĐ-BTC in 2023 specifies the registration fee for all types of cars and motorcycles on the market. Specifically, there are 07 tables of registration fees for cars and motorcycles as follows:

Table 1: Passenger cars with 09 seats or less

- Passenger cars with 9 seats or less imported

- Passenger cars with 9 seats or less domestically produced

Table 2: Pickup trucks and vans, including:

- Pickup trucks and vans imported

- Pickup trucks and vans domestically produced

Table 3: Passenger cars with 10 seats or more

Table 4: Freight vehicles (excluding pickup trucks and vans)

Table 5: Cars manufactured before 2000

Table 6: Motorcycles, including:

- Motorcycles imported

- Motorcycles domestically produced

Table 7: Motorcycles manufactured before 2000

For more details on the Table of Registration Fees for Cars and Motorcycles, which will be applied from November 6, 2023, see Decision 2353/QĐ-BTC in 2023.

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What is the registration fee rate (%) for cars in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 5 Article 8 of the Decree 10/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating registration fee rates (%) as follows:

Registration fee rates (%)

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5. Motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers towed by motor vehicles, or equivalences: 2%.

Except:

a) Passenger motor vehicles with 9 seats or fewer (including pickups for passenger transport), to which the rate of 10% applies upon first-time registration. If it is necessary to apply a higher rate to match local circumstances, the People's Council of the province or centrally affiliated city shall decide an increase not exceeding 50% of the general rate specified in this Point.

b) Pickups for cargo transport with the maximum payload capacity allowed to be in traffic of under 950 kg and 5 or fewer seats and vans with the maximum payload capacity allowed to be in traffic of under 950 kg, to which the rate equal to 60% of the first-time registration fee for passenger motor vehicles with 9 seats or fewer applies upon first-time registration.

c) Electric cars running on batteries:

- Within 3 years from the date this Decree comes into force: the first-time registration fee is 0%.

- Within the next 2 years: the first-time registration fee is 50% of the fee rate for petrol and oil cars with the same quantity of seats.

d) Types of motor vehicles prescribed in Points a, b, and c of this Clause, to which the re-registration fee rate of 2% applies uniformly on a nation-wide scale.

Tax agencies shall consider the type of vehicle specified in the certificate of technical safety and quality and environment protection as issued by Vietnamese registry agencies to determine the registration fees payable on motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers towed by motor vehicles, and equivalences according to this Clause.

Therefore, the general registration fee rate for cars is 2%, except for the special cases mentioned above.

Which road vehicles are exempt from registration fees in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 21 Article 10 of the Decree 10/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating exemption from registration fees as follows:

Exemption from registration fees

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21. Fire engines, ambulances, X-ray vans, rescue vehicle (including towing vehicles and vehicle-carrying vehicles); garbage trucks, sprinkler trucks, jetting trucks, road sweepers, vacuum trucks; and specialized vehicles intended for war invalids, disease-stricken soldiers and other disabled people registered for ownership in the names of such war invalids, disease-stricken soldiers and other disabled people.

As regulations above, road vehicles that are exempt from registration fees in Vietnam are:

- Fire engines, ambulances, X-ray vans, rescue vehicle (including towing vehicles and vehicle-carrying vehicles);

- Garbage trucks, sprinkler trucks, jetting trucks, road sweepers, vacuum trucks;

- Specialized vehicles intended for war invalids, disease-stricken soldiers and other disabled people registered for ownership in the names of such war invalids, disease-stricken soldiers and other disabled people.

Who are payers of registration fees in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Decree 10/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating payers of registration fees in Vietnam as follows:

Organizations or individuals in possession of a property subject to registrations fees prescribed in Article 3 of the Decree 10/2022/NĐ-CP shall pay such fees to competent state agencies upon the registration of ownership and/or use of such property, except for cases subject to exemption from registration fees in accordance with regulations prescribed in Article 10 of the Decree 10/2022/NĐ-CP.

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