{
 "state": "Washington",
 "code": "WA",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/washington/",
 "summary": "Washington has no statewide yearly car tax based on value. Inside the Sound Transit district (urban King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties), car tabs include a 1.1% motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) on the depreciated MSRP. A car purchase is taxed at the regular sales tax rate plus an extra 0.5% motor vehicle sales tax.",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "other",
  "localRate": true,
  "note": "Sound Transit RTA MVET: 1.1% of depreciated MSRP (0.3% + 0.8%), charged at tab renewal inside the district only. Until the 1999 bonds are retired (expected 2028), the 0.3% portion uses the 1999 depreciation schedule; the 2006 schedule (RCW 82.44.035) is 100, 81, 72, 63, 55, 47, 41, 36, 32, 27, 26, 24, 23, 21, 16, then 10% from year 16. Outside the RTA district there is no value-based tax."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 6.5,
  "name": "Washington retail sales tax + motor vehicle sales tax",
  "localAdds": true,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "Local sales tax is added, plus an extra 0.5% motor vehicle sales/use tax (RCW 82.08.020(3); raised from 0.3%)."
 },
 "registration": "Base registration is $30 plus weight, service, and other fees, about $90 or more. EVs and hybrids pay extra fees. Sound Transit and local TBD fees apply where adopted.",
 "due": "Paid every year with tab renewal, by the expiration date.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Sound Transit – MVET FAQ",
   "url": "https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/motor-vehicle-excise-tax-frequently-asked-questions.pdf"
  },
  {
   "title": "RCW 82.08.020",
   "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=82.08.020"
  },
  {
   "title": "RCW 82.44.035",
   "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=82.44.035"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}