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VIC Car Stamp Duty Calculator

Estimate how much motor vehicle duty you will pay in Victoria when buying or transferring a car. Enter your vehicle value and we will calculate the VIC duty based on current tiered rates.

Focuses on Victorian vehicle duty. Need property duty instead? Use the VIC Property Stamp Duty Calculator.

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Vehicle value ($)

Purchase price or market value, whichever is higher.

State / Territory

Financial year of purchase

Victoria's first duty tier tracks the luxury car tax threshold in force, which is indexed every 1 July. The four duty rates are unchanged across these years.

Vehicle type

Standard passengerGreen (≤120g CO₂/km)Non-passenger (new)Non-passenger (used)

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How VIC car duty works

Victoria charges motor vehicle duty using tiered rates by dutiable value. Different rates apply for standard passenger vehicles, eligible green vehicles, and non-passenger vehicles. The rates are set by the State Revenue Office; VicRoads collects the duty on its behalf at the moment you register a vehicle or lodge a transfer.

A green passenger car is one with combined tailpipe CO₂ emissions of 120 grams or less per kilometre, which includes every pure electric vehicle. Non-passenger vehicles cover motorcycles, vehicles built to carry more than eight adults including the driver, and vehicles primarily designed to carry goods such as utes and dual cabs.

Duty is not the whole bill — VicRoads also charges a transfer fee

The two charges are often confused because you pay them together. Motor vehicle duty is a state tax that scales with the vehicle's dutiable value. The VicRoads transfer fee — what buyers usually search for as the vic roads transfer fee — is a separate flat administrative charge for moving the registration into your name. A used-car buyer transferring a registration pays both.

VicRoads vehicle registration transfer fees
Who is lodging the transfer	Transfer fee
Private buyer — motor vehicle	$47.50
Private buyer — motorcycle, trailer or recreational motorcycle	$7.60
Licensed motor car trader — motor vehicle	$24.20
Licensed motor car trader — motorcycle or trailer	$7.60
Financier repossession — all vehicles	$4.80

So a private buyer picking up a $30,000 second-hand passenger car pays $1,260.00 in motor vehicle duty ($8.40 for each $200 of the $30,000 dutiable value) plus the $47.50 VicRoads transfer fee — $1,307.50 in total. The calculator above returns the duty component; add the flat transfer fee to get the amount you actually hand over.

The transfer fee is flat, so it does not move with the purchase price. It is set in Victorian fee units and re-indexed each 1 July, which is why it changes by a few cents to a dollar or so each financial year. A card payment fee applies if you pay by Visa or Mastercard.

You also pay duty when you register a vehicle for the first time, not only on a transfer — so a new car bought from a dealer attracts duty even though no registration is changing hands.

This calculator helps you estimate duty before registration transfer so you can budget total upfront costs more accurately.

Frequently asked questions

How is VIC car stamp duty calculated?

Victorian motor vehicle duty uses tiered rates on the vehicle's dutiable value, with different schedules for standard passenger vehicles, eligible green/low-emission vehicles and non-passenger vehicles.

How much is car stamp duty in Victoria?

VIC motor vehicle duty depends on dutiable value and vehicle type. Standard passenger vehicles are charged in tiers per $200 of value. Use the calculator to get the exact duty for your purchase price.

Does Victoria have lower duty for green vehicles?

Yes. Eligible green vehicles in Victoria use a lower flat motor vehicle duty rate than standard passenger vehicles, which can reduce duty on higher-value purchases.

Is car stamp duty in VIC based on purchase price or market value?

Duty is assessed on the dutiable value, generally the higher of purchase price or market value.

Is this the same as the VicRoads stamp duty calculator?

It answers the same question. VicRoads collects motor vehicle duty on behalf of the State Revenue Office when you register or transfer a vehicle, so the duty figure is set by SRO rates and is the same wherever you calculate it. The difference is that VicRoads also charges its own registration transfer fee on top, which this page sets out separately below.

What are the VicRoads transfer fees when I buy a used car?

On top of motor vehicle duty, VicRoads charges a registration transfer fee: private buyer — motor vehicle $47.50, private buyer — motorcycle, trailer or recreational motorcycle $7.60, licensed motor car trader — motor vehicle $24.20, licensed motor car trader — motorcycle or trailer $7.60, financier repossession — all vehicles $4.80. The transfer fee is a flat charge and does not change with the price of the vehicle.

Do I pay both motor vehicle duty and the VicRoads transfer fee?

Yes. Duty and the transfer fee are two separate charges and a used-car buyer transferring a registration pays both at the same time when the transfer is lodged. Duty scales with the vehicle's dutiable value; the transfer fee is flat.

Tax Accuracy & Sources

Reviewed: March 2026 · Tax year: 2026-27

Estimates Victorian motor vehicle duty based on dutiable value and vehicle type (passenger, green, or non-passenger). The calculator returns duty only — the VicRoads registration transfer fee shown below the calculator is a separate flat charge. Trade-in reductions, dealer-specific provisions, and motorcycle rates may vary.

Rates reviewed for 2026-27.