IAAI Car Total Cost in Louisiana (2026)

IAAI in Louisiana: four hammer prices

Louisiana tax is applied to the hammer price only. No storage days are assumed.

What the IAAI side of a Louisiana bill is made of

IAAI's side of the Louisiana bill is a tiered buyer fee, an internet bid fee, a $105 service fee (Copart's equivalent is a gate fee), a $15 environmental fee and a $20 title fee: $884 at a $7,500 hammer.

These Louisiana totals use IAAI's Standard (non-Public) registration schedule. IAAI has no Premier tier like Copart's; Public Auto Auction registration is the broad-access option, and some licensed dealers get discounted dealer fees. Full tier tables are in the IAAI fee calculator.

Louisiana tax and title on a IAAI buy

Louisiana state rate is 4.45%. Local parish rates push combined to 9-12%. Trade-ins reduce basis.

• Rate applied to a IAAI hammer: 4.45% state rate.
• Local add-on: up to 7.00% more in some Louisiana jurisdictions, or $105 on a $1,500 IAAI bid, $280 on a $4,000 IAAI bid, $525 on a $7,500 IAAI bid, $840 on a $12,000 IAAI bid.
• Louisiana lets a trade-in reduce the taxable amount, per our tax file.
• Louisiana title transfer: $68.50. Registration and plate fees are separate and set by your DMV.

Try other numbers in the Louisiana vehicle sales tax calculator.

Highest IAAI bid in Louisiana for a set budget

Working backwards from an all-in ceiling, using the IAAI fees and Louisiana tax and title above:

• $6,000 all-in: bid no more than $4,999 ($1,001 goes to IAAI fees, Louisiana tax and title).
• $12,000 all-in: bid no more than $10,409 ($1,591 goes to IAAI fees, Louisiana tax and title).
• $25,000 all-in: bid no more than $22,021 ($2,979 goes to IAAI fees, Louisiana tax and title).

For a bid based on what the car resells for, use the max bid calculator.

Buying IAAI cars in Louisiana with a dealer license

Louisiana dealer licenses come from Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission (LUMVC) (Used Motor Vehicle Dealer License, Wholesale (Dealer)). Bond: $50,000 (Used motor vehicle dealer). The state's own wording on when you count as a dealer: "sells five or more used motor vehicles which are not registered to and insured by the entity"

Wholesale is offered as a checkable sub-designation on the Used Dealers License application (alongside Public, Salvage, etc.), not a separate license type/fee.

State licensing fees in Louisiana: Used Dealers License, 2-year term $400; Additional location, 2-year term $200.

Every licensing fact with its source is on the Louisiana dealer license guide.

IAAI or Copart in Louisiana

Louisiana tax and title are the same at both venues, so only the fees differ. At a $4,000 hammer the Louisiana all-in is $4,881 on IAAI and $5,206 on Copart, a gap of $325. See the Copart total cost in Louisiana, or the three-hammer comparison on the Louisiana total cost guide.

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