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German car tax (Kfz-Steuer) — engine size and CO2, first registered from 2021

The annual tax has two parts: EUR 2 (petrol) or EUR 9.50 (diesel) per 100 cc of engine capacity or part of it, plus EUR 2.00 to 4.00 for every gram of CO2 per km above 95 g/km — rising in 20-gram bands.

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  • Passenger cars with a reciprocating engine first registered on or after 1 January 2021 only (KraftStG s. 9(1) no. 2 letter c). Older vehicles are taxed at other rates.
  • Fully electric vehicles are exempt under KraftStG s. 3d for ten years from first registration, and no later than 31 December 2035; they are not calculated here.
  • The tax is rounded down to the full euro under KraftStG s. 11(5); both components are shown to the cent.
  • The figure is the tax for a full year, with no seasonal plates, disability relief or surcharge for half-yearly or quarterly payment.

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