{
 "state": "Delaware",
 "code": "DE",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/delaware/",
 "summary": "Delaware has no yearly car tax and no sales tax. Instead, it charges a one-time document fee when you title a car, raised to 5.25% on October 1, 2025. Registration is a flat $40 a year.",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "none",
  "note": "No yearly car tax; only registration fees."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 5.25,
  "name": "Delaware motor vehicle document fee",
  "localAdds": false,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "5.25% of the greater of the price or NADA value since Oct 1, 2025 (was 4.25%). The minimum is $8."
 },
 "registration": "Registration is $40 a year. A title costs $35 or more.",
 "due": "No yearly car tax. Registration renews every year (multi-year options available).",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Delaware News – DMV fees increase in October 2025",
   "url": "https://news.delaware.gov/2025/09/30/dmv-fees-increase-in-october-2025/"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}