While car prices in our country continue to rise, a large part of current prices consists of taxes. Mainly Special Consumption Tax (SCT)places a great burden on those who want to buy a car.
Well, European countries abroad and various in other countries How much tax do people who want to buy a new car pay? In this content, we will take a closer look at the taxes levied on cars in some countries.
First, let’s take a look at the taxes collected on cars in Turkey:

- SCT:
- duty free price
- Tax free price 120-150 thousand TL: 50%
- Tax-free price 150-175 thousand TL: 60%
- Tax free price 175-200 thousand TL: 70%
- Tax-free price above 200 thousand TL: 80%
- VAT: 18%
Taxes on cars in other countries (combustion engine, passenger car):
Country |
VAT |
Other |
Austria |
20% |
Minimum 16%, maximum 32% tax based on CO2 emissions |
Germany |
19% |
Registration fee (26.30 euros) |
France |
20% |
Registration fee (varies per region, minimum 27 euros, maximum 51.20 euros) + variable fee per CO2/g (0 euros for 127g and lower, 40 thousand euros for 224g and higher) |
Holland |
21% |
CO2 emissions tax (1 euro for 1-84g, 448 euro for 169 and above) |
Greece |
24% |
Minimum 4% (14 thousand euros and lower), maximum 30% (30 thousand euros) registration tax + minimum 0.95% (130g/km), maximum 2% (325g/km and higher) on the net sales price) CO2 tax |
Denmark |
25% |
Minimum 25% (up to DKK 65,800), maximum 150% (DKK 204,600 and above) on the net selling price |
Luxembourg |
17% |
50 euro registration stamp |
Romania |
19% |
40 Romanian Leu (8.10 euros) entry fee |
Spain |
21% |
Based on CO2 emissions up to 14.75% (200 g/km and more) |
Sweden |
25% |
No additional registration costs. |
Chinese |
16% |
15% customs duty, 1%-40% consumption tax depending on engine power |
South Korea |
10% |
Consumption tax 5% + Consumption tax 30% + 7% purchase tax + government bonds (exempted below 1000 cc, 9% up to 1600, 20% above 2000 cc) |
United Kingdom |
20% |
No additional taxes. |
United States |
determined by the state government
local next to tax
tax is applied,
some states have no sales tax at all.
e.g. 9% in New York
(4% state tax + 5% local tax) |
Registration Fee (varies by state, $2,210 total for California) |
- Source: European Automobile Manufacturers Association