Maine Car Sales Tax Calculator

What you pay in tax when you buy a vehicle in Maine, from the statute and the revenue department.

Verified September 21, 2026 · statute and revenue department cross-checked

Vehicle price (USD) Trade-in value (USD)

Buying the car is only half the cost. You still owe an annual registration fee.

What to know about Maine

Maine has no local sales tax, so 5.5 percent is the whole bill. Trade-in credit is full and uncapped. Manufacturer rebates are fully taxable even when you sign them straight over to the dealer, and dealer processing fees are taxable too.

Sources

Statute: 36 M.R.S. § 1811

36 M.R.S. § 1821
“the sales and use tax imposed at the rate of 5.5% and collected under this Part by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles”

Maine Revenue Services Bulletin 24
“Manufacturer’s rebates. No deduction is allowed from the sale price for manufacturer’s rebates. The fact that the rebate is assigned by the purchaser to the dealer does not change whether the rebate is subject to sales tax.”

Last verified: September 21, 2026.

Estimates only. Your dealer or the state issues the final bill, and exemptions can change what you owe. This page does not collect or store anything you enter.