IAAI Car Total Cost in Maryland (2026)

IAAI in Maryland: four hammer prices

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

What the IAAI side of a Maryland bill is made of

IAAI's side of the Maryland 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 Maryland 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.

Maryland tax and title on a IAAI buy

Maryland charges 6% titling tax with no local additions. No trade-in credit — applies to full sale price.

• Rate applied to a IAAI hammer: 6% state rate.
• No local add-on stacks on the Maryland rate in our data, so the IAAI table needs no extra column.
• Maryland gives no trade-in credit, per our tax file.
• Maryland title transfer: $100. Registration and plate fees are separate and set by your DMV.

Try other numbers in the Maryland vehicle sales tax calculator.

Highest IAAI bid in Maryland for a set budget

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

• $6,000 all-in: bid no more than $4,968 ($1,032 goes to IAAI fees, Maryland tax and title).
• $12,000 all-in: bid no more than $10,239 ($1,761 goes to IAAI fees, Maryland tax and title).
• $25,000 all-in: bid no more than $21,692 ($3,308 goes to IAAI fees, Maryland tax and title).

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

Buying IAAI cars in Maryland with a dealer license

Maryland dealer licenses come from Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). Bond: $15,000 (Used vehicle dealer, 1 to 250 vehicles); $25,000 (Used vehicle dealer, 251 to 500 vehicles); $35,000 (Used vehicle dealer, 501 to 1,000 vehicles). The state's own wording on when you count as a dealer: "offers to sell three or more of these vehicles, the ownership of which was acquired for resale purposes"

A licensed wholesale dealer may buy vehicles from another dealer, at an auto auction, or from a retail seller, and may sell or exchange vehicles with another dealer or at an auto auction, but may not sell to a retail buyer or deal in new vehicles.

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

IAAI or Copart in Maryland

Maryland tax and title are the same at both venues, so only the fees differ. At a $4,000 hammer the Maryland all-in is $4,974 on IAAI and $5,299 on Copart, a gap of $325. See the Copart total cost in Maryland, or the three-hammer comparison on the Maryland total cost guide.

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