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Maryland registration fee calculator

Maryland’s current passenger and multipurpose fee bands use shipping weight. Published annual amounts already include the $40 EMS surcharge. A separate annual $125 zero-emission or $100 plug-in hybrid charge can apply, and the selected registration term changes the total obligation.

Primary schedules and applicable 2026 rules checked October 1, 2026.

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Transaction type RenewalKeep current plates PurchaseNew or used · title + plates

Registration period / transaction date

Use the registration period start for dated fuel surcharges; some state fields separately ask for expiration or assessment year. Blank uses today. Unpublished successor fees require an agency assessment.

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Maryland renewal term

Full registration obligation, not the first payment on an installment plan.

MVA shipping-weight band

Ordinary Class A passenger or Class M multipurpose vehicle. Use shipping weight, not GVWR.

Maryland propulsion

Ordinary Class A passenger or Class M multipurpose renewal under the July–December 2026 schedule. Choose the full term; the result is not an installment amount.

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Shipping weight, with EMS already included

The current MVA fee page lists $120.50 per year for shipping weight at or below 3,500 pounds, $125.50 for 3,501–3,700 pounds, and $191.50 above 3,700 pounds. The page labels these passenger and multipurpose amounts as including the annual $40 EMS surcharge.

Use the shipping weight recorded by MVA. Gross vehicle weight rating describes a different measure and should not be substituted simply because it appears on the door label. A truck’s Class E schedule also differs from the Class A/M table.

For a 3,600-pound ordinary gas passenger car, a two-year renewal has $125.50 × 2 = $251 in supported registration components. Adding another $80 EMS amount would count that surcharge twice. A current MVA quote may combine the components into a single line.

Term and electric surcharge

The MVA schedule offers one-, two- and three-year registration terms for the covered classes. This tool multiplies the annual published amount by the chosen term. It presents the full registration obligation even if a customer qualifies to pay it in installments.

An ordinary battery-electric or other zero-emission vehicle has a $125 annual addition; a plug-in hybrid has a $100 annual addition. A conventional hybrid without a plug does not receive the plug-in charge in this model.

A zero-emission car above 3,700 pounds has $191.50 + $125 = $316.50 for one year, or $633 for two years. A plug-in hybrid in the middle weight band has $225.50 for one year and $676.50 for three years. These examples use the registration fee obligation, not the first scheduled payment.

Flag resolution, emissions testing, specialty plates and exemptions can change the amount collected. A purchase also introduces title and excise-tax treatment. Match the class, weight and transaction on the actual MVA notice before applying the renewal example.

Official fee references

Current MVA fees and payment options: shipping-weight bands, included EMS, registration terms and electric surcharges.
MVA registration phase-in bulletin: July 2026 weight-band implementation; current fee page controls the listed amounts.

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Updated 2026-10-02 · Published by DMV Fee Calculator Editorial Team.

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