Vehicle Tax in Nepal 2083/84: What Changed in Each Province

By Kokil Thapa | Last reviewed: September 2026

Vehicle tax in Nepal 2083/84 is set by each of the seven provinces, not by the federal government, so "what changed this year" has seven different answers. This post covers only the changes for FY 2083/84 (mid-July 2026 to mid-July 2027): new rate slabs, new fine scales, new relief schemes and their end dates, and the provinces where the numbers stayed where they were. For the full rate tables, use the Nepal vehicle tax calculator, which was built from each province's current finance act and vehicle act, or read the full vehicle tax rates guide.

Which provinces have a new vehicle tax law for FY 2083/84?

Six provinces had their Finance Act 2083 gazetted in Asar 2083, ahead of the fiscal year that began on 1 Shrawan 2083. Sudurpashchim had not passed its 2083/84 budget as of 27 September 2026 (11 Asoj 2083).

In Sudurpashchim, the Ministry of Economic Affairs issued a notice that tax is collected from 1 Shrawan 2083 under the Finance Act 2082, using section 3 of the Temporary Revenue Collection Act 2081, until a new Act takes effect. If a Finance Act 2083 later raises a rate, the higher rate applies only from the day it commences, not backwards. Check again before you pay.

Which vehicle tax rates changed in FY 2083/84?

Four provinces changed a rate or a fee. The rest kept their 2082/83 tax rates, as noted below.

Koshi: the 150–250cc motorcycle slab was split

Koshi used to charge one rate, Rs 6,200, for every motorcycle from 150cc to 250cc. The Finance Act 2083 replaced that with two slabs:

A 180cc bike in Koshi pays Rs 300 more than last year and a 220cc bike pays Rs 1,800 more. A bike of exactly 200cc stays in the lower slab. The other Koshi motorcycle slabs for 2083/84 are Rs 3,100 up to 125cc, Rs 5,100 for 126–150cc, Rs 11,000 for 251–400cc and Rs 20,000 above 400cc. The 200cc bike tax guide compares that band across provinces.

Bagmati: EV cars up to 50 kW pay Rs 1,500 more

Bagmati raised the tax on electric cars, buses and trucks with motors up to 50 kW from Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,500. That was the only change to Bagmati's private vehicle tax rates. Electric two-wheelers stayed at Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 by wattage, and petrol and diesel motorcycle and car rates did not change.

Madhesh: electric vehicles are taxed by price

Madhesh stopped taxing EVs by motor power. From 2083/84 the tax depends on the vehicle's price: the customs value plus duties for an imported vehicle, or the VAT-bill price including VAT otherwise.

Madhesh also moved the boundary of its top car slab from 2,900cc to 3,000cc, so a car of 2,901–3,000cc now falls in the Rs 50,000 slab (2,501–3,000cc) rather than the top one. Some news reports give Madhesh EV figures of Rs 2,500 and Rs 7,500; those do not match the gazetted Act.

Gandaki: private car renewal fee is Rs 500

Gandaki's tax rates are the same as in 2082/83, but the Finance Act 2083 set one renewal fee per vehicle class, and a private car's rose from Rs 400 to Rs 500. A motorcycle's renewal fee is Rs 300. For a 1,300cc car renewed on time, that makes Rs 25,000 tax + Rs 500 renewal = Rs 25,500, against Rs 25,400 last year. The discount for paying ahead also stayed the same: 15% for two years, 20% for three and 25% for five.

Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpashchim: rates unchanged

Lumbini's motorcycle, car and EV rates are the same in the 2083 and 2082 Acts. Private EVs get 20% off the tax under note 4 of the 2083 Act. Karnali's rates and renewal fees are unchanged too. Sudurpashchim's are 2082/83 rates by definition, since no new Act has passed.

Did the fines for late vehicle tax change in 2083/84?

Two provinces changed their fine rules in the Finance Act 2083:

• Koshi: the fine fell from 20% and 32% to 10% within the fiscal year and 20% from the next one. Section 21 gives 90 days from the renewal date (read by the calculator as the bluebook date), but not past Asar end. The Act does not say whether the 20% repeats for each later year.
• Karnali: the old rule was a three-month grace period followed by 5%, 10%, 20% and 30%. Now there is no fine for 90 days after the bluebook date or Chaitra end, whichever comes first, then 20% within the fiscal year and 30% once it has ended. A short delay costs more than before: the first band after the grace period is now 20%, not 5%.

In the other provinces the fine comes from the provincial vehicle act or its regulations, not from the budget. These are the rules that apply in 2083/84. Each fine is a percentage of the tax only:

Separately from the fine, a late renewal adds a surcharge to the renewal fee: +100% within a year of the renewal deadline, rising by 100% a year up to 500% at five years (whether a 'year' is 365 days or a fiscal year is not settled in several acts). After that the registration is cancelled. This surcharge comes from each province's vehicle act, not from the budget.

Several deadlines are genuinely unclear in the law. Gandaki's Vehicle Act sets Chaitra end or the renewal deadline, whichever is first, while its Finance Act 2083 gives 90 days after the bluebook date; the calculator uses the Finance Act's 90 days. In Koshi, it is not stated whether the 90 days start from the bluebook date or from the end of the 90-day renewal window; the calculator uses the bluebook date. Lumbini's 90 days could run from the bluebook date or from the end of the three-month renewal window; the calculator uses the bluebook date. The renewal date in Sudurpashchim's item 18 could mean the bluebook date or three months after it. Ask your transport office if your date is close.

Worked examples: what the fine change means

• Koshi, 220cc bike, paid late but within FY 2083/84, bluebook also renewed late: tax Rs 8,000 + fine 10% (Rs 800) + renewal Rs 200 with a 100% surcharge (Rs 400) = Rs 9,200.
• Koshi, 180cc bike, same delay: Rs 6,500 + Rs 650 fine + Rs 400 renewal = Rs 7,550.
• Karnali, 150cc bike, paid after the 90 days but within the fiscal year, renewal also late: tax Rs 4,300 + fine 20% (Rs 860) + renewal Rs 200 with a 100% surcharge (Rs 400) = Rs 5,560.

What relief and amnesties are open in FY 2083/84, and when do they end?

Several provinces put one-off relief in their 2083 Acts, and Sudurpashchim's continues from its 2082 Act. Each has its own conditions and a closing date:

Worked example for Lumbini: a 150cc bike whose tax deadline passed in 2083/84, paid before Chaitra end with the renewal also late. Tax Rs 5,000 + fine 20% (Rs 1,000) halved to Rs 500 + renewal Rs 300 with a 100% surcharge (Rs 600) = Rs 6,100. Paid in Baisakh 2084 instead, the full fine applies and the total is Rs 6,600.

Two relief schemes from last year have closed. Bagmati's "pay only the last three years" scheme ended in Jestha 2083, and Bagmati's Finance Act 2083 has no general fine amnesty for private vehicles. Gandaki's 2082/83 amnesty covered only tax fines from before 2079/80 and ended in Falgun 2082. A "50% fine waiver until Poush" that some summaries attribute to Karnali belongs to another province and is not a Karnali rule.

Can you renew your bluebook online in FY 2083/84?

In Bagmati, the Finance Act 2083 made the change: if you pay online and the payment shows in the Vehicle Registration System (VRS), you no longer need to take the bluebook to a transport office for the renewal stamp. Keep the receipt.

Koshi has a narrower rule (Schedule 2 item 22): tax paid online on time carries no fine on the tax even if the bluebook is not renewed, but the late-renewal surcharge still applies. In the other provinces, check with your transport office before assuming either rule applies. The bike blue book renewal guide covers the documents to take.

What did not change for FY 2083/84?

• Vehicle tax is still provincial. You pay the rates of the province printed on your bluebook, under that province's own act.
• Petrol and diesel rates in Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Karnali are the same as in 2082/83. Sudurpashchim is on 2082/83 rates by notice.
• The renewal surcharge of +100% a year, up to 500%, is set in the vehicle acts, not in the Finance Acts, and still applies alongside the fine on the tax.
• Bagmati's 10% band still runs from day 31 to day 75, not 31 to 45, because the Act says "the next 45 days".
• Third-party insurance premiums, for now. Insurers charge Rs 1,706 for a motorcycle below 150cc, Rs 1,932 for 150–250cc and Rs 2,158 above 250cc; for a five-seat car, Rs 7,356 below 1000cc, Rs 8,486 for 1000–1600cc and Rs 10,746 above 1600cc. The FY 2083/84 national budget raised third-party cover to Rs 10 lakh, and premiums may change when the Nepal Insurance Authority issues new rates.

Treat any vehicle tax table you find online with care this year. Several sites still show old Province 1 figures for Koshi, and figures for Lumbini of Rs 3,100 and Rs 5,100 do not match either the 2082 or the 2083 Act. The province-by-province tables in the calculator are taken from the gazetted Acts. For a bike-only summary, see the bike kar guide for 2083.

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