Annual vehicle tax and bluebook renewal
सवारी साधन कर तथा ब्लुबुक (सवारी दर्ता प्रमाणपत्र) नवीकरण
Responsible office
Transport Management Office (vehicle), run by the provincial government
यातायात व्यवस्था कार्यालय (सवारी)
01 · Before you apply
Essential information
Legal basis
Each province's Finance Act 2083 (प्रदेश आर्थिक ऐन, २०८३) for rates, discounts and waivers; Motor Vehicles and Transport Management Act, 2049 and Regulations, 2054
Fee information as of
FY 2083/84 for Bagmati (petrol and diesel rates carried over unchanged from FY 2082/83) and Lumbini electric vehicles; other provinces from an older table (likely FY 2081/82)
Source updated
19 Jul 2026 (news on FY 2083/84 provincial waivers); Bagmati rates 30 Jun–2 Jul 2026
Data confidence
medium
02 · Prepare
Documents you need
Bring original documents together with readable photocopies. Names, dates and record details should match across every document.
- Your bluebook (सवारी दर्ता प्रमाणपत्र). The full document checklist, including whether third-party insurance proof is needed, is not published, so confirm at the office.
03 · At the office
Step-by-step process
- 1
Find the tax for your vehicle's engine size (cc) or, for electric vehicles, motor power (kW) in your province's rates for the current fiscal year.
- 2
Check whether your province has a penalty-waiver scheme for FY 2083/84. Several provinces do, with deadlines in Poush and Jestha 2083/84.
- 3
Pay the annual vehicle tax, the renewal fee and any late penalty at the provincial Transport Management Office (vehicle), or through an approved electronic payment system linked to the Vehicle Registration System (VRS) where your province allows it.
- 4
Get the renewal recorded in your bluebook at the office (confirm what the office needs).
04 · Cost
Fees and charges
Bagmati, private motorcycle or scooter up to 125 cc
FY 2082/83 list, which Bagmati said continues unchanged for most vehicles in FY 2083/84
Rs 3,000 a year
Bagmati, private motorcycle 126–150 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 5,000 a year
Bagmati, private motorcycle 151–225 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 6,500 a year
Bagmati, private motorcycle 226–400 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 12,000 a year
Bagmati, private motorcycle 401–650 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 25,000 a year
Bagmati, private motorcycle above 650 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 35,000 a year
Bagmati, private car, jeep or van up to 1,000 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 22,000 a year
Bagmati, private car, jeep or van 1,001–1,500 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 25,000 a year
Bagmati, private car, jeep or van 1,501–2,000 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 27,000 a year
Bagmati, private car, jeep or van 2,001–2,500 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 37,000 a year
Bagmati, private car, jeep or van 2,501–3,000 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 50,000 a year
Bagmati, private car, jeep or van 3,001–3,500 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 65,000 a year
Bagmati, private car, jeep or van above 3,500 cc
Same basis as above
Rs 70,000 a year
Bagmati, private electric four-wheeler up to 50 kW
FY 2083/84 (was Rs 5,000)
Rs 6,500 a year
Bagmati, private electric four-wheeler 50–125 kW / 125–200 kW / above 200 kW
FY 2083/84 (unchanged)
Rs 15,000 / Rs 20,000 / Rs 30,000 a year
Bagmati, public electric four-wheeler 20–50 kW
FY 2083/84 (was Rs 3,000)
Rs 4,000 a year
Lumbini, private electric vehicle up to 50 kW / 50–125 kW / 125–225 kW / above 225 kW
FY 2083/84. Rental electric vehicles get 50% off and private electric two-wheelers Rs 500–700 off. There is no discount for petrol or diesel vehicles.
Rs 11,000 / Rs 17,000 / Rs 20,000 / Rs 35,000 a year, before a 20% discount
Koshi, private car up to 1,000 cc; motorcycle up to 125 cc
Older table, fiscal year not stated (page last updated Jan 2025, likely FY 2081/82). Confirm current rate.
Rs 23,000; Rs 3,000 a year
Gandaki, private car up to 1,000 cc; motorcycle up to 125 cc
Older table, likely FY 2081/82. Confirm current rate.
Rs 22,000; Rs 3,000 a year
Karnali, private car up to 1,000 cc; motorcycle up to 125 cc
Older table, likely FY 2081/82. Confirm current rate.
Rs 21,000; Rs 2,700 a year
Sudurpashchim, private car up to 1,000 cc; motorcycle up to 125 cc
Older table, likely FY 2081/82. Confirm current rate.
Rs 19,000; Rs 2,500 a year
Bluebook renewal fee (नवीकरण दस्तुर)
Not published — confirm at the office
Late-payment penalty
FY 2083/84 waivers include: Lumbini 50% off penalties if paid by 14 Jan 2027; Sudurpashchim 100% penalty waiver for vehicles unpaid for 5 years or more; Karnali 20% discount for paying 5 years' tax in advance.
Not published — confirm at the office
05 · Digital options
Online services
06 · Read carefully
Important notes
- Rates differ by province. For example, a private car up to 1,000 cc costs Rs 22,000 in Bagmati but Rs 19,000 in Sudurpashchim (older table), and a private electric car up to 50 kW costs Rs 6,500 in Bagmati but Rs 11,000 (before discount) in Lumbini.
- Bagmati, FY 2083/84: fire engines, ambulances and hearses are exempt from tax, as are modified scooters up to 150 cc for persons with disabilities. Buses, minibuses and microbuses that give fare discounts to students, senior citizens and persons with disabilities get 60% off.
- Bagmati, FY 2083/84: owners of two-wheelers that no longer exist can close the record by paying this year's tax and renewal fee by the end of Poush 2083 (mid-January 2027). Penalties up to FY 2082/83 are then waived.
- Koshi, FY 2083/84: owners with more than 5 years of unpaid tax can cancel the registration by paying only the latest year's tax, before 14 June 2027.
- Bagmati: payments made through approved connected electronic systems that show in the Vehicle Registration System (VRS) need no extra verification at renewal.
- Whether third-party insurance, a pollution test or an embossed plate is required at renewal was not confirmed. Ask the office.
- A tax calculator on an unofficial site (Merokalam) gives much lower Bagmati rates (e.g. Rs 6,500 for a car up to 1,000 cc). It contradicts other sources and was not used.
07 · Where to go
Office information
Office hours
Varies by site. Bagmati, Karnali and Sudurpashchim ministries show winter (Kartik 16 - Magh 15) 09:00-16:00 and summer (Magh 16 - Kartik 15) 09:00-17:00; Madhesh shows 09:00-17:00 in both seasons; Koshi (MoIAL), Gandaki and Lumbini ministry pages show none. TMO Driving Licence Itahari (Koshi) shows Mon-Fri seasonal hours (09:00-16:00 winter / 09:00-17:00 summer).
08 · Verification