New Hampshire Tax, Title and License Calculator
What the state actually charges on a car purchase in New Hampshire, separated from what the dealer adds. Every government figure comes from NH DMV.
How much is tax, title and license (TTL) in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire charges no sales tax on a vehicle, so tax, title and license is just the fixed fees, about $541 on a typical car. There is no tax that scales with the price.
Use the full New Hampshire calculator to enter your own price, trade-in and vehicle details. The table below shows the total at common prices.
Tax, title and license in New Hampshire by price
| Purchase price | Fees | Tax | TTL total | With 30% trade-in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,000 car | $145 | $0 | $145 | $145 |
| $5,000 car | $181 | $0 | $181 | $181 |
| $6,000 car | $199 | $0 | $199 | $199 |
| $10,000 car | $271 | $0 | $271 | $271 |
| $20,000 car | $451 | $0 | $451 | $451 |
| $30,000 car | $631 | $0 | $631 | $631 |
| $40,000 car | $811 | $0 | $811 | $811 |
Used vehicle, first registration in New Hampshire, at the state tax rate.
Where the money goes
The fixed fees do not change with the price of the car, so tax, title and license matters far more on an expensive purchase than a cheap one.
Sales tax on a car in New Hampshire
New Hampshire charges no sales or use tax on a vehicle, new or used, from a dealer or a private seller, so there is nothing on top of the price to work out. Every state's rate is on the car sales tax by state page.
Does a trade-in reduce your tax in New Hampshire?
There is no sales tax on a vehicle in New Hampshire, so there is nothing for a trade-in to reduce. You pay the same whether or not you hand over another car as part of the deal.
Buying from a dealer? Put the doc fee and any add-ons on top of these figures with the out-the-door price calculator, set to New Hampshire.
The New Hampshire documentation fee, and what else is not TTL
Tax, title and license is money the state collects. The rest of a dealer's out-the-door figure is not, and the documentation fee is the line that trips people up most.
New Hampshire does not cap the dealer documentation fee. It has to be shown on the sale paperwork, but the amount is set by the dealer, and figures of a few hundred dollars are common. source 1
No state makes a dealer charge this, and New Hampshire puts no ceiling on it, so of everything on the sheet it is the line with the most room to push back on.
For the full list of what belongs to the state and what belongs to the dealer, see what dealers add that is not tax, title and license, and how New Hampshire's doc fee rule compares with the rest.
Motorcycles, leases and other cases
Three situations where the figure above does not apply:
- Motorcycles. NH DMV registers them on a different and much cheaper schedule. The tax works the same way, on the purchase price.
- Leases. A lease is not a purchase, and several states tax the monthly payment rather than the value of the car. If you are leasing, the number on this page is not your number.
- Gifts and family transfers. No sale means no sales tax in most states, though the title fee still applies. The New Hampshire title transfer page has the rule and the form.
Questions about New Hampshire TTL
How to calculate tax, title and license in New Hampshire?
Work it in this order. Take the purchase price, subtract your trade-in, apply the state tax rate, then add the flat fees: $35 for the title. The calculator on the New Hampshire page does all of it and shows the source for each figure.
How much does it cost to get a tax, title and license in New Hampshire?
On a $25,000 car, about $541: $541 in fees and $0 in tax. On a $5,000 car it is about $181. The fees stay the same. The tax is what moves.
How much are taxes on a $20,000 vehicle in New Hampshire?
$0 in tax on its own, before any fees. A trade-in reduces it, because New Hampshire taxes the difference.
What does tax, title and license include in New Hampshire?
Three things the state charges: the sales or use tax on the purchase, the fee to put the title in your name, and the registration and plate that make the car legal to drive. In New Hampshire the title is $35. The tax is the part that moves with the price of the car.
How much is tax, title and license on a $25,000 car in New Hampshire?
About $541: $541 in fees and $0 in tax. Change the price in the calculator for your own figure.
Is the documentation fee part of tax, title and license?
No. The doc fee goes to the dealer, not to NH DMV. It often sits next to the real government fees on the same sheet, which is exactly why it gets mistaken for one. Ask what each line is for.
Can I negotiate tax, title and license in New Hampshire?
Not the tax, the title or the registration. Those are set by the state and the dealer collects them on its behalf. What you can negotiate is the price of the car, which lowers the tax as a side effect, and the dealer's own fees.
How much does a trade-in save on tax, title and license in New Hampshire?
On a $30,000 car with a $10,000 trade-in, tax drops from $0 to $0. That is $0 saved, because New Hampshire taxes the difference rather than the full price.
Work out the rest of the New Hampshire bill
The generic explainers, on what tax, title and license means, how to check a dealer's quote, and whether to finance the tax, live on the tax, title and license hub. For New Hampshire specifically, these are the pages worth having open:
How New Hampshire compares at one price
The table above runs New Hampshire at prices from $3,000 to $40,000. To see the same bill in every state side by side, there is tax, title and license on a $30,000 car, state by state.
Nearby states
Or compare all 51 on the tax, title and license by state page.
Where these numbers come from
- New Hampshire DMV, Vehicle Registrations, retrieved 2026-10-17
- RSA 261:153, town and city registration permit fee (mill rate schedule), retrieved 2026-10-17
- RSA 261:141, state motor vehicle registration fees by weight, retrieved 2026-10-17
- RSA 261:141-c, electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle registration surcharge, retrieved 2026-10-17
- City of Nashua, State of NH DMV Fee Increase Table (effective January 1, 2026), retrieved 2026-10-17
- NH DMV, Inspections and Emissions (program suspended, February 13, 2026 guidance), retrieved 2026-10-17
- NH DMV, New Resident to New Hampshire (60 days, domicile), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Concord Monitor, August 7, 2026: EPA proposes approving the end of NH car inspections, retrieved 2026-10-17
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