Tab renewal fees
Calculate your fees
If your tabs will expire within 6 months, Calculate your vehicle tab fees to find out how much it will cost to renew.
Lists of fees
The tables below show fees for:
- Vehicles (including motorcycles)
- Trucks and commercial vehicles
- Motorhomes
- Trailers
- Boats
For more information about:
- Renewal fees, please contact your local vehicle licensing office.
- Other types of vehicle fees, see Fees.
| Vehicle tab renewal fees (including motorcycles) | |
|---|---|
| Standard fees (for all passenger vehicles) | Fee amount |
| Registration fee | $30 |
| Weight-based fee |
|
| Filing fee | $3 |
| License service fee | $0.75 |
| Additional vehicle fees that may apply | Fee amount |
|---|---|
| Subagent fee (if you renew your tabs at any licensing office except a county auditor) | $5 per registration |
| Replacement plates (mandatory every 7 years) | $24 |
| License plate number retention fee (to keep the same plate number when getting replacement plates) | $20 |
| Special design plates | Up to $30, depending on type of plate |
| Personalized plates | $30 |
| Personalized plates with a special background design |
|
| RTA tax (for urban areas of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.) | 0.3% of depreciated manufacturer's retail price (MSRP) of vehicle |
| Local transportation benefit district fees (if required in your city or county) |
Varies by local transportation benefit district |
| King County congestion reduction charge (if tabs expire on or after June 1, 2012) |
$20 |
| Vehicles powered by propane, natural gas, or butane | Depends on scale weight of vehicle. See the Propane Fee Chart: 2010 and later. |
| Truck and commercial vehicle tab renewal fees | |
|---|---|
| Standard fees (for all trucks and commercial vehicles) | Fee amount |
| Gross weight fee |
|
| Filing fee | $3 |
| License service fee | $0.75 |
| Additional commercial vehicle fees that may apply | Fee amount |
|---|---|
| Safety enforcement fee (for commercial vehicles that have a declared gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more and carry hazardous materials) |
$10 |
| Motorhome tab renewal fees | |
|---|---|
| Standard fees | Fee amount |
| Registration fee | $75 |
| Filing fee | $3 |
| License service fee | $0.75 |
| Trailer tab renewal fees | |
|---|---|
| Standard fees | Fee amount |
| Registration fee |
|
| Filing fee | $3 |
| License service fee | $0.75 |
| Boat decal renewal fees | |
|---|---|
| Standards fees | Fee amount |
| Registration fee | $10.50 |
| License service fee | $0.75 |
| County filing fee | $3 |
| Derelict vessel fee | $3 |
| Aquatic invasive species prevention fee | $2 |
| Freshwater aquatic algae control fee | $1 |
| Vessel excise tax (contact your local vehicle licensing office for details) |
.5% of taxable value |
