New Hampshire has no sales tax on a vehicle.
Type your own numbers and see the same car priced as cash and as a loan, with the taxes and state fees for New Hampshire. Nothing you type leaves this page.
To see a lease, pick a vehicle. A lease is priced on one car: what it is expected to be worth at the end (its residual) and the leasing company's money factor change by model and by month.
An estimate on the numbers you type, not an offer of credit or a quote from any dealership. Starting loan rates are Rateous's rates for each credit range and term; they are not an offer from any lender. The documentary fee starts at an example figure, the state's legal cap where it has one or $599 where it does not, not any dealership's fee; each dealership sets its own. Taxes and state fees are estimates for New Hampshire; the dealership's paperwork and your motor vehicle agency have the final numbers. Nothing you type is sent, saved, or used to check your credit.
New Hampshire has no sales tax on vehicles at any level.
The DMV new-resident page quotes a $35 title fee, while the standard title fee under RSA 261:20 is $25; this guide shows $25.
State registration fees are set in RSA 261:141; the municipal permit fee is by far the larger first-year cost.
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Manchester, no trade-in: the same figures the calculator above uses. The dealership's documentary fee is its own and is not included.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Title fee | $25.00 |
| Registration (est., mixed based) | $763.00 |
| License plate fee | $8.00 |
| Municipal agent fee (when the town clerk processes the state portion (varies by town)) | $3.00 |
| In all | $799.00 |
New Hampshire has no state sales tax on a lease. No sales tax; municipal permit fee and state registration apply to the leased vehicle.
Pick your city for the exact combined rate where you register, plus what title and registration run there.
There is no sales tax on a vehicle in New Hampshire. New Hampshire has no sales tax on vehicles at any level.
No sales tax, so no trade-in credit is needed.
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Manchester: Title fee $25.00, Registration (est., mixed based) $763.00, License plate fee $8.00, Municipal agent fee (when the town clerk processes the state portion (varies by town)) $3.00, about $799.00 in all. Two-part registration: state fee by weight (0-3,000 lbs $31.20; 3,001-5,000 lbs $43.20; 5,001-8,000 lbs $55.20 per year) plus the municipal permit fee of $18 per $1,000 of the manufacturer's list price in the model year ($15 year 2, $12 year 3, $9 year 4, $6 year 5, $3 thereafter). A $40,000, 3,500 lb car: $720 + $43.20 = $763.20, plus plate and agent fees.
No. New Hampshire sets no statutory cap. Each dealership sets its own documentary fee (not a government fee), and each car shows its dealership's fee.
New Hampshire has no state sales tax on a lease. No sales tax; municipal permit fee and state registration apply to the leased vehicle.