Car Registration Charges in 2023. RTO Road Tax, Fees on New Car Purchase

Official Road Tax and Registration Charges for Vehicle Registration in 2023 . Latest Road Tax Fees with RTO Rules as applicable in India

Car Registration Road Tax Slabs in 2023

Apart from GST which is what revenue goes to Central and State Government on Sale of Car. Its the Road Tax which is what charged by State Government for Registering a Car in State

RTO is generally Calculated as Base on Ex-showroom Price in India (except Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat where Price calculated before GST).

Please note: The discounts, as received by the customer are not taken into account for calculation of Road Rax, but a flat fees basis the applicable slab is applied on to the Ex-showroom Price to calculate Registration Cost on New Car

While Registering a Car - a Vehicle Owner Pays in :-

» Registration Charges - Vehicle registration Charges are Rs 600 irrespective of value of car.

» Hypothecation Charges - If a loan is availed on the vehicle, then HP Processing charges are now Rs 1500, else if bought car on cash - no such HP Endorsement charges needs to be paid

» Number Plate - Now most of the Cities / States have High Security Number Plate. HSRP Number Plate also costs in range of Rs 230 to 400

» State Development Charges / Parking Fee - Some of States / UT impose this charge. Like in Delhi known as MCD Parking Fees where MCD Parking Fees is imposed for cars under 4 lakh ex-showroom price to pay Rs 2000 and cars above 4 lakh ex-showroom price to pay MCD Parking Fee of Rs 4000.

» Temporary Registration - While most of the cities gets a final registration mark, but in some Temporary Registration is done and later on followed with Permanent Registration. In General Temporary Registration Fees (valid for 1 month) is in range of Rs 1500 to Rs 2500

» Road Tax - Slabs mentioned in Table as Taxes applicable to payable to State Government for registering Vehicle in State

» FasTag - FasTag fees is Rs 500 to Rs 600 payable at time of buying car including Security Deposit.

Below are the RTO Charges presented in tabular format across various States, Cities in India

Road Tax Fees, Registration Charges on Buying Car in 2023

Below is New Car Registration Slabs as Road Tax applicable, calculated on Ex-showroom Price of Car 

BH Bharat Series Registration

Road Tax in BH Bharat Series Number Plate varies from

• 8% to 12% on Petrol Cars
• 10% to 14% on Diesel Cars
• 6% to 10% on Electric Cars

Bharat Series	Road Tax Fees for BH Series Registration
BH Number Plate	Petrol or CNG Cars: 8% (Price less than 10 Lakh), 10% (10 Lakh to 20 Lakh), 12% (Price > 20 Lakh)
	EV Cars: 6% (Price less than 10 Lakh), 8% (10 Lakh to 20 Lakh), 10% (Price > 20 Lakh)
	Diesel Cars: 10% (Price less than 10 Lakh), 12% (10 Lakh to 20 Lakh), 14% (Price > 20 Lakh)
	Add on: Municipality, State Development Cess as applicable

Delhi Road Tax

Road Tax in Delhi varies from

• 4% to 12.5% for Vehicles Registered in Individual Names
• 5% to 15.625% for Vehicles Registered in Company Names
• Additional is MCD Parking Fees varying from Rs 2000 to Rs 4000

Below are Registration Charges for Car in Delhi

Delhi	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Delhi
Delhi - Individual Registration	Price Upto Rs. 6 Lac - Petrol Cars - 4%, Diesel Cars - 5%
	Price between 6 Lac - 10 Lac - Petrol Cars - 7%, Diesel Cars - 8.75%
	Price > Rs. 10 Lac as Exshowroom Cost - Petrol Cars - 10%, Diesel Cars - 12.5%
	However for Electric Car - Zero Road Tax
	Add on MCD Fee: MCD Parking Charges of Rs. 2000 for cars priced under 4 Lakh and Rs. 4000 for rest of the vehicles
Delhi - Company Registration (Where Car Registered in name of Firm - Proprietorship / Partnership / Pvt Ltd / Ltd etc)	Price Upto Rs 6 Lac - Petrol Cars - 5%, Diesel Cars - 6.25%
	Price between 6 Lac - 10 Lac - Petrol Cars - 8.75%, Diesel Cars - 10.94%
	Price > Rs. 10 Lac as Exshowroom Cost - Petrol Cars - 12.5%, Diesel Cars - 15.625%
	However for Electric Car - Zero Road Tax
	+ MCD Parking Charges of Rs. 2000 for cars priced under 4 Lakh and Rs. 4000 for rest of the vehicles

Registration Charges in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in U.P.
U.P (Uttar Pradesh)	8% If Price < 10 Lakh, else 10% Road Tax. No separate classification of Petrol, Diesel
Ghaziabad, Noida, Kanpur, Meerut, Agra etc	Additional Temporary Charges of Rs. 1500 if buying Car from other District
	For used cars >15 years, new Green Tax Introduced in UP, Chargeable at time of renewal of registration. Green Tax Slabs yet to be known, it will be in addition to charges for Re-Registration + Smart Card

Registration Charges in Haryana

Haryana	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Haryana
Haryana	Price Upto Rs. 6 Lac - 5%
Faridabad, Gurgaon etc	Price between Rs. 6 Lac - 20 Lac - 8%
	Price above 20 Lac - 10%
	However for CNG Car - 20% Rebate in Road Tax as against Prevailing Rates on Petrol & Diesel Cars

Registration Charges in Maharashtra

Maharashtra	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai etc	Price < 10 Lakh - CNG @ 7%, Petrol @ 11%, Diesel @ 13%
	Price between 10 Lakh - 20 Lakh - Petrol @ 12%, Diesel @ 14%
	Price Above 20 Lakh - Petrol @ 13%, Diesel @ 15%
	Additional: If car bought in Company Name then Road Tax is higher @ 20%

Registration Charges in AP, Telangana

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in A.P, Telangana
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana	Price < 5 Lakh - 13% / 11% (EV)
Hyderabad, Vijayawada ect	Price between 5 Lakh - 10 Lakh - 14% / 11% (EV)
	Price between 10 Lakh - 20 Lakh - 17% / 14% (EV)
	Price above 20 Lakh - 18% / 15% (EV)
	Additional : 2% RTO Tax, if buying 2nd Vehicle in same name and getting it Registered in A.P

Registration Charges in Kerala

City / State	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Kerala
Kerala	Price < 5 Lakh - 9%
Calicut, Cochin, Trivandrum, Thrissur etc.	Price between 5 - 10 Lakh - 11%
	Price > 10 Lakh, but Less than 15 Lakh - 13%
	Price > 15 Lakh but less than 20 Lakh - 16%
	Price > 20 Lakh - 21%
	Electric Vehicle - Road Tax fixed at 5% irrespective of price

Registration Charges in Karnataka

Karnataka	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Karnataka
Karnataka	Price < 5 Lakh - 13%
Bangalore, Mysore	Price between 5 - 10 Lakh - 14%
	Price between 10 - 20 Lakh - 17%
	Price > 20 Lakh - 18%
	Additional: Road Tax Cess and Infra Cess which is calculated cumulatively at 11% of Calculated Road Tax amount

Registration Charges in Odisha

Odisha	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Odisha
Odisha	Price < 5 Lakh - 6%
Bhubhaneshwar	Price between 5 - 10 Lakh - 8%
	Price above 10 Lakh - 10%

Registration Charges in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu	Price < 5 Lakh - 12%
Chennai, Combatore, Madurai	Price between 5 Lakh to 10 Lakh - 13%
	Price between 10 Lakh to 20 Lakh - 18%
	Price > 20 Lakh - 20%
	Hiked from 1st November 2023

Registration Charges in West Bengal

West Bengal	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in West Bengal
West Bengal - Kolkata (One Time Tax for 5 Years) - whichever higher	5.5% or Rs 17500 in 800 cc Cars
	5.5% or Rs 25000 in between 800cc to 1490cc Cars
	5.5% or Rs 35000 in between 1490 to 1999cc Cars
	5.5% or Rs 45000 in above > 2000cc Cars
West Bengal - Kolkata (LifeTime Tax for 15 Years) - whichever higher	10% or Rs 40000 in 800 cc Cars
	10% or Rs 55000 in between 800cc to 1490cc Cars
	10% or Rs 80000 in between 1490 to 1999cc Cars
	10% or Rs 1 Lakh in above > 2000cc Cars

Registration Charges in Chandigarh

Chandigarh	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Chandigarh
Chandigarh	All Cars Priced under 15 Lakh - 10% (Price Calculated before GST + Cess) - - Petrol, Diesel, CNG. Increased from 6% to 10% in July 2023
	Above 15 Lakh - 12% (Price Calculated before GST + Cess) - - Petrol, Diesel, CNG. Increased from 8% to 12% in July 2023
	Additional 2% Road Tax for those buying car from Other State and Registering in Chandigarh
	Zero Road Tax in Chandigarh for People Buying EV & Hybrid Car. Additional Road Tax: Additional 2% if someone buy car outside Chandigarh and get it registered in Chandigarh

Registration Charges in Punjab

Punjab	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Punjab
Punjab	All Cars Priced under 15 Lakh - 10% Road Tax  (Price Calculated before GST + Cess) - Petrol, Diesel, CNG
Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bhatinda	Above 15 Lakh Price Cars - 12% Road Rax   (Price Calculated before GST + Cess) - Petrol, Diesel, CNG
	Additional 2% Road Tax for those buying car from Other State and Registering in Chandigarh
	EV Cars & Hybrid Cars - 100% Waiver on Road Tax

Registration Charges in Gujarat

Gujarat	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Gujarat
Gujarat	Road Tax will be approx 6% (Individuals Cases) and 12% (For Company) and applied on Factory Price For CKD Imported Cars - Road Tax will be Double the rates of CBU Cars.
Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara etc	Additional: Municipality Tax in Select Municipal District of Gujarat
	Even - an additional Duty will be applicable at rate of 5% on buying SUV and Luxury Cars in Company Name and thus will be Ex-showroom price different on Buying Cars in Individual Name and Company Name

Registration Charges in Rajasthan

Rajasthan	Road Tax Fees for Car Registration in Rajasthan
Rajasthan	Petrol, CNG Cars: 6% (Under 800 cc), 9% (Engine > 800 cc and under 1200 cc), Else 10%
Jaipur, Alwar, Bikaner, Ajmer etc	Diesel Cars: 11% (Engine > 800 cc and under 1200 cc), Else 12%
	Additional Surcharge: 12.5% of Road Tax Payable
	Additional Green Tax: Rs 2500 (Engine  < 1.5 Lit), Rs 3500 (Engine > 1.5 Lit but under 2 Litre, Rs 5000 for Cars Engine > 2 Litre). Further, Additional Green Tax of Rs 2500 over an above for more than 5 seater cars with engine > 2 Litre
	Used Car: In Rajasthan 25% Tax applied equivalent on Used Car Registration Transfer in Rajasthan  (Calculated as 25% tax equivalent to New Car Tax as Paid)

Registration Charges in Bihar

Bihar	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Bihar
Bihar	9% (For Cars Priced under 8 Lakh)
Patna, Gaya etc	10% (For Cars Priced in between 8 Lakh to 15 Lakh)
	12% (For Cars Priced above 15 Lakh)

Registration Charges in Jharkhand

Jharkhand	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Jharkhand
Jharkhand	7% (For Cars Priced under Rs 7 Lakh)
Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Dhanbad	9% (For Cars Priced above Rs 7 Lakh)
	Additional Tax: Further additional 3% Tax on Buying 2nd Car in name of Same Owner

Registration Charges in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand	Price Upto 5 Lakh - 8%
Dehradun, Rishikesh	Price in between 5 Lakh to 10 Lakh - 9%
	Price above 10 Lakh - 10%
	Additional Green Tax: Rs 1500 (Petrol) / Rs 3000 (Diesel Cars). No Green Tax on CNG

Registration Charges in Himachal Pradesh

Registration Charges in Puducherry

Registration Charges in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in MP
Madhya Pradesh - MP Indore, Gwalior & other cities in MP	4% (Electric) / 8% (Petrol, CNG) / 10% Diesel (if ex-showroom under 10 Lakh)
	4% (Electric) / 10% (Petrol) / 12% (Diesel) (if ex-showroom above 10 Lakh but under 20 Lakh)
	4% (Electric) / 14% (Petrol) / 16% (Diesel) (if car price above 20 Lakh)

Registration Charges in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh	Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in MP
Chhattisgarh - Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhilai, Korba and other cities in Chhattisgarh	8% for Cars under 5 Lakh
	9% for Cars above 5 Lakh

Registration Charges in J&K

Registration Charges in Assam

Registration Charges in Goa

Disclaimer Though have tried to put in correct figures, still the figures are subject to change and could not be 100% Authenticate due to manual error.

Section 47 of Motor Vehicle Act

There have been instances in the past (even though few) including high end luxury cars like Porsche been impounded as resident of the state have taken registration mark of another state. This is due to the fact of Section 47 of Motor Vehicle Act, due to which vehicle owner had to apply for registration of his home state by again paying for RTO Charges.

Section 47 States : When a motor vehicle registered in one State has been kept in another State, for a period > 12 months, the owner of the vehicle need to apply in respective local RTO in State for the assignment of a new registration mark of that state

However its exception in some states, For example: Section 3 of Karnataka Motor Vehicle Act says that if you owe a vehicle in state for 6 months or more, the vehicle owner need to pay applicable Road Tax, and required to get the vehicle re-registered with Karnataka number. So - its advisable to check on, with local state laws - if you planning to move your car to a different state.

Documents for Car Registration

Basic and Most Important Document is Address Proof.  Some States ask for 1 copy of address and some even ask for 2 copies of Address Proof

However - Address Proof means a Valid Address Proof as per RTO Office definition - a residence proof document as issued by Centre / State or Utility Bills. 

Some of them are :- Electricity Bill, Water Bill, Election Card, Aadhaar UID Card, 6 Month Old Nationalized Bank Account Statement having Address, Passport, Telephone Bill Copy of BSNL or MTNL. LIC Policy Copy etc

Along with it is required Valid ID Proof - which could be one of above having Photograph or Driving License, PAN Card copy etc. 

Note - If looking to Buy or Sell Car, refer in RC Transfer Process explaining Documents, Process