Vehicle tax in Adamsville runs about 7% all in, the rate for Newport County. Rhode Island credits your trade-in, so you are taxed on the price after it comes off.
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| Line | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Rhode Island sales tax (7%, paid at registration) | $2,450.00 |
| Title fee | $53.50 |
| Registration (estimate) | $53.50 |
| DOT surcharge (annual (rose from $15 on Jan 1, 2026)) | $20.00 |
About 7% all in for Newport County. Rhode Island uses one statewide rate on vehicles, so it does not change by city.
Trade-in allowance of a private passenger automobile given in trade toward another private passenger automobile is excluded from the tax base (R.I. Gen. Laws 44-18-30(23); Regulation SU 12-62).
A car the selling dealership ships out of its own state usually carries no sales tax in that state; you pay Rhode Island tax when you register it in Rhode Island. Picking the car up in another state can mean paying that state's tax at the dealership first, and whether Rhode Island credits it depends on the two states. Whether a dealership ships to Adamsville is up to the dealership, and it sets its own shipping charge, shown on the car before you sign.
Rhode Island sets no cap on it. Each dealership sets its own documentary fee (not a government fee), and each car shows its dealership's fee.