Vehicle tax in Saint Petersburg runs about 7% all in, the rate for Pinellas County. Florida credits your trade-in, so you are taxed on the price after it comes off.
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| Line | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Florida sales tax (7%, your local rate, paid at registration) | $2,150.00 |
| Title fee | $77.25 |
| Registration (estimate) | $46.00 |
| License plate fee | $28.00 |
| Initial Registration Fee (first time a plate is issued to the owner (no plate transferred)) | $225.00 |
About 7% all in for Pinellas County. Florida charges 6% and local jurisdictions add the rest, set by your registration address.
Trade-in allowance for tangible personal property taken in trade at the time of sale reduces the taxable price (F.S. 212.09).
A car the selling dealership ships out of its own state usually carries no sales tax in that state; you pay Florida tax when you register it in Florida. Picking the car up in another state can mean paying that state's tax at the dealership first, and whether Florida credits it depends on the two states. Whether a dealership ships to Saint Petersburg is up to the dealership, and it sets its own shipping charge, shown on the car before you sign.
Florida sets no cap on it. Each dealership sets its own documentary fee (not a government fee), and each car shows its dealership's fee. Florida dealers must disclose it as a pre-delivery service fee, with the notice the law requires (F.S. 501.976).