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Enter the new car's invoice price and instantly calculate 2026 vehicle purchase tax and total landed cost
Mainland China budget for domestically purchased personal passenger cars under the 2026–2027 policy. Select qualifying NEV only after separately confirming catalog eligibility. This tool does not check vehicle eligibility or handle imports, used-car treatment or special exemptions.
Fuel vehicles are subject to a 10% purchase tax based on the taxable price.
Divide by 1.13 only when the invoice includes 13% VAT. Otherwise enter the VAT-exclusive taxable value from the relevant document.
Divide by 1.13 only when the invoice includes 13% VAT. Otherwise enter the VAT-exclusive taxable value from the relevant document.
Full tax = VAT-exclusive taxable price ×10%. Eligible 2026–2027 NEV passenger-car relief is half the full tax, capped at CNY15,000 per car. This is a CNY budget estimate; the tax authority determines actual liability.
Overview
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This calculator models a new vehicle purchase under China’s 2026 vehicle purchase tax rules. Enter the VAT-inclusive invoice price in Chinese yuan (CNY) and choose fuel vehicle or new energy vehicle. The result panel shows the entered price, estimated taxable price, tax rate, full tax or reduction, and estimated tax due. It does not calculate a complete on-road budget.
China’s Vehicle Purchase Tax Law sets a 10% tax rate and bases the calculation on the taxable price excluding value-added tax (VAT). This tool estimates that base by dividing the price you enter by 1.13, then applies 10%:
Estimated taxable price = VAT-inclusive invoice price ÷ 1.13
Full estimated tax = estimated taxable price × 10%
The 1.13 divisor is the calculator’s fixed 13% VAT assumption, not a field you can change. For example, CNY 150,000 ÷ 1.13 is about CNY 132,743; 10% of the unrounded base is about CNY 13,274. Displayed amounts are rounded to whole yuan. The law and current VAT rate are documented by China’s State Taxation Administration; the estimator’s reverse calculation remains an approximation.
For purchases dated January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027, the cited national policy provides a 50% reduction for qualifying new energy vehicles, capped at CNY 15,000 per vehicle. The calculator applies that model as reduction = the smaller of half the full tax or CNY 15,000; estimated tax due is full tax less the reduction. At a CNY 150,000 invoice price, both the estimated reduction and remaining tax are about CNY 6,637 after rounding.
The policy is conditional: vehicle type, purchase date, technical requirements, and the current eligible-vehicle catalogue matter. The calculator asks only for price and a fuel/new-energy selection, so its selection is a scenario choice rather than an eligibility check.
Official basis checked September 28, 2026
Guide
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Select fuel vehicle or new energy vehicle. This changes only the estimate’s relief calculation.
Use the VAT-inclusive vehicle price in CNY from the motor vehicle sales invoice when available. Do not include insurance, registration, financing, or separate service charges in the car price.
Check estimated tax due alongside the invoice price and estimated taxable price. For a new energy scenario, the result also displays the estimated reduction; for a fuel scenario, it shows full estimated tax.
Use cases
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A buyer comparing quotes for a new vehicle can enter the invoice amount and carry the estimated purchase tax as a separate line item. Other acquisition costs remain outside this result.
For a China-market vehicle comparison, enter the same CNY price and switch between fuel and new energy. Treat the difference as the calculator’s policy scenario only, then verify the specific vehicle’s eligibility and purchase date.
Q&A
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No. It applies the modeled half-tax reduction and CNY 15,000 cap, but the tool does not check the vehicle catalogue, technical criteria, or purchase date.
The tool estimates a VAT-exclusive base from a VAT-inclusive amount using a fixed 13% assumption. If the invoice provides the actual taxable price excluding VAT, the estimate may differ from using that directly.
No. The result covers the purchase-tax estimate and related calculation figures only. It does not add insurance, registration, financing, or other charges.
The calculation uses unrounded intermediate values and displays money rounded to whole CNY. Rounding each intermediate amount before continuing can change the final displayed yuan.
Notes
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This is a planning estimate for China and CNY amounts, not a tax assessment. It has no date input and does not verify invoice fields, special purchase circumstances, the official eligible-model catalogue, or other eligibility conditions. The fixed 13% conversion may not reproduce the taxable amount on a particular invoice, and the actual tax authority may determine a different taxable price. Confirm the applicable rule and amount with the valid invoice and competent Chinese tax authority before payment or filing.
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