Which state charges the least road tax on petrol cars?

Of the 25 states on our site with petrol rates on file, Arunachal Pradesh starts lowest, at 2.5% of the ex-showroom price. Kerala goes highest, at 22%. Each state's page says whether its rate was read from the state's own documents or is what it is reported to charge.

Why does the same car cost more on the road in one state than another?

Road tax is set by each state as a share of the ex-showroom price, and the share differs state to state, so the same car can be lakhs apart on the road. Registration, the 3-year third-party insurance and TCS are the same everywhere; the state's tax is the part that moves.

Do electric cars pay road tax?

In 12 of the 25 states on file an electric car pays no road tax; 7 tax it, on an electric-car table or at the petrol rate; 6 could not be verified, so no electric car is priced there. Each state's page says which, with the notification it rests on.

Car road tax by state in India

2.5% to 22% of the ex-showroom price, depending on the state

25 states and territories on file. Pick yours for what each fuel pays, what else is added to the ex-showroom price, and every car on our site priced on the road there.

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What each state charges on a petrol car

A share of the ex-showroom price, charged once when the car is registered. Lowest on the left, your own state lit. Tap a state for its rate; open it for the full rule, what else is added, and every car priced on the road there.

Arunachal Pradesh 2.5% to 6%Telangana 13% to 21%

Arunachal Pradesh2.5% to 6%1st of 25Open →

Each state at its lowest petrol rate, as a share of the ex-showroom price. A state with price slabs shows its whole range when you tap it.

See all 25 states as a list

Arunachal Pradesh2.5% to 6%
Delhi4% to 10%
Haryana5% to 10%
Assam6% to 14%
Gujarat6%
Meghalaya6% to 10%
Mizoram6%
Odisha6% to 10%
Rajasthan6% to 10%
Jharkhand7% to 9%
Uttar Pradesh7% to 11.5%
Punjab7.5% to 8.5%
Goa9% to 15%
Jammu and Kashmir9%
Ladakh9%
Madhya Pradesh9% to 16.5%
Chhattisgarh10%
Kerala10% to 22%
West Bengal10%
Bihar10.5% to 12.5%
Maharashtra11% to 13%
Tamil Nadu12% to 20%
Andhra Pradesh13% to 18%
Karnataka13% to 18%
Telangana13% to 21%

The petrol rate in each state, lowest first, as a share of the ex-showroom price. A bar runs from the state's lowest slab to its highest.

Worth knowing before you choose where to register

The same car, the Toyota Innova Crysta GX Diesel MT, costs ₹21,01,408 on the road in Arunachal Pradesh and ₹23,95,644 in Karnataka: ₹2,94,236 apart for registering it in a different state.
The costliest slab line anywhere is Kerala's ₹20 lakh: petrol cars just above it pay ₹1,00,000 more road tax than cars just below, because the 22% rate applies to the whole price.
12 of the 25 states on file charge an electric car no road tax at all; 13 tax it or could not be verified.

Every fuel, state by state

Lowest petrol rate first

How many cars each state can price says how complete its rules are.

State	petrol	diesel	CNG	electric	Cars priced
Arunachal Pradesh	2.5% to 6%	2.5% to 6%	2.5% to 6%	Nothing	190 in Itanagar
Delhi	4% to 10%	4% to 10%	4% to 10%	Nothing	190 in Delhi
Haryana	5% to 10%	5% to 10%	5% to 10%	Not verified	145 in Gurugram
Assam	6% to 14%	6% to 14%	6% to 14%	6% to 14%	190 in Guwahati
Gujarat	6%	6%	6%	Not verified	145 in Ahmedabad
Meghalaya	6% to 10%	6% to 10%	6% to 10%	Nothing	190 in Shillong
Mizoram	6%	6%	6%	Nothing	190 in Aizawl
Odisha	6% to 10%	6% to 10%	6% to 10%	Nothing	190 in Bhubaneswar
Rajasthan	6% to 10%	6% to 10%	6% to 10%	Nothing	190 in Jaipur
Jharkhand	7% to 9%	7% to 9%	7% to 9%	5% to 7%	190 in Ranchi
Uttar Pradesh	7% to 11.5%	7% to 11.5%	7% to 11.5%	Not verified	145 in Lucknow
Punjab	7.5% to 8.5%	7.5% to 8.5%	7.5% to 8.5%	Nothing	190 in Ludhiana
Goa	9% to 15%	9% to 15%	9% to 15%	Not verified	145 in Panaji
Jammu and Kashmir	9%	9%	9%	Not verified	145 in Srinagar
Ladakh	9%	9%	9%	Not verified	145 in Leh
Madhya Pradesh	9% to 16.5%	9% to 16.5%	9% to 16.5%	4.5%	190 in Indore
Chhattisgarh	10%	10%	10%	5%	190 in Raipur
Kerala	10% to 22%	10% to 22%	10% to 22%	5% to 10%	190 in Kochi
West Bengal	10%	10%	10%	Nothing	190 in Kolkata
Bihar	10.5% to 12.5%	10.5% to 12.5%	10.5% to 12.5%	10.5% to 12.5%	190 in Patna
Maharashtra	11% to 13%	13% to 15%	8% to 10%	Nothing	190 in Mumbai
Tamil Nadu	12% to 20%	12% to 20%	12% to 20%	Nothing	190 in Chennai
Andhra Pradesh	13% to 18%	13% to 18%	13% to 18%	Nothing	190 in Visakhapatnam
Karnataka	13% to 18%	13% to 18%	13% to 18%	5% to 10%	190 in Bengaluru
Telangana	13% to 21%	13% to 21%	13% to 21%	Nothing	190 in Hyderabad

Car road tax by state in India: the questions people ask

Which state charges the least road tax on petrol cars?: Of the 25 states on our site with petrol rates on file, Arunachal Pradesh starts lowest, at 2.5% of the ex-showroom price. Kerala goes highest, at 22%. Each state's page says whether its rate was read from the state's own documents or is what it is reported to charge.
Why does the same car cost more on the road in one state than another?: Road tax is set by each state as a share of the ex-showroom price, and the share differs state to state, so the same car can be lakhs apart on the road. Registration, the 3-year third-party insurance and TCS are the same everywhere; the state's tax is the part that moves.
Do electric cars pay road tax?: In 12 of the 25 states on file an electric car pays no road tax; 7 tax it, on an electric-car table or at the petrol rate; 6 could not be verified, so no electric car is priced there. Each state's page says which, with the notification it rests on.