Non-Commercial & Commercial Trailers

Permanent registration fees will be paid once as long as use and ownership remain the same. Depending on the use and declared gross weight determines if commercial or non-commercial permanent registration fees will be charged.

Initial Non-Commercial Permanent Registration Fees

Use the following chart to determine fees for a trailer with a declared gross weight of 1 to 10,000 lbs. and is used for personal use:

Vehicle License Tax	Registration Fee	Public Safety Fee	Title Fee	When is it Charged?
$105	$20	$32	$4	MCOs Homemade Out-of-state title Never been issued registration
$70	$5	$32	$4	Previously had a different type of Arizona trailer registration (used trailer)

Initial Commercial Permanent Registration Fees

Use the following chart to determine fees for a trailer with a declared gross weight of 10,001+ lbs. and/or is used for business or commercial purposes:

Vehicle License Tax	Registration Fee	Public Safety Fee	Title Fee	When is it Charged?
$555	$245	$32	$4	MCOs Homemade Never been issued registration
$355	$145	$32	$4	5 model years and newer Out-of-state title Previously had a different type of Arizona trailer registration (used trailer)
$100	$95	$32	$4	5 model years and older Out-of-state title Previously had a different type of Arizona trailer registration (used trailer)

The following trailers will be also be assessed initial permanent registration fees:

• The owner of a trailer with a current non-permanent registration and who is increasing the declared gross weight to a weight of 10,001+ lbs., or decreasing the declared gross weight to a weight of 10,000 lbs. or less, shall be assessed an initial permanent registration and Vehicle License Tax (VLT) fee
• A trailer record displaying a Title Only status, will be assessed an initial permanent registration and VLT fees upon being registered

Permanent registration means fees are paid only once as long as use and ownership remain the same (i.e. the vehicle is not sold) and subsequent registration and VLT fees are not required.

However, the permanent registration becomes fully permanent after two years (24 months) from when the initial permanent registration fees were paid, which can be determined from the Perm Reg Date.

Perm Reg Dates will always be the last day of the month, and one month forward from the date the initial permanent registration fees were paid.

Perm Reg Date is June 30, 2019 Trailer will become fully permanent in May 2021

Manually Determining the Prorated VLT

MAX will calculate the appropriate registration fees when the service is being processed; however, if a customer asks how the fees are calculated, the below information will assist in manually calculating the VLT.

The main item needing to be determined is the proration of the VLT, which is based off the initial VLT paid and the number of months remaining from the initial payment of permanent registration fees.

With the following information the prorated VLT can be determined:

• Perm Reg Date
• Initial VLT paid
• Date of one month forward from the date of sale and current year
• Permanent Trailer VLT Proration Chart

Click here to expand VLT Proration Chart

Commercial Permanent Trailers Fee based on original VLT of:					Non-Commercial  Permanent Trailers Fee based on original VLT of:
Months	555.00	355.00	100.00		Months	105.00	70.00
24	555.00	355.00	100.00		24	105.00	70.00
23	531.88	340.21	95.83		23	100.63	67.08
22	508.75	325.42	91.7		22	96.25	64.17
21	485.63	310.66	87.50		21	91.88	61.25
20	462.50	295.83	83.33		20	87.50	58.33
19	439.38	281.04	79.17		19	83.13	55.42
18	416.25	266.25	75.00		18	78.75	52.50
17	393.13	251.46	70.83		17	74.38	49.58
16	370.00	236.67	66.67		16	70.00	46.67
15	346.88	221.88	62.50		15	65.63	43.75
14	323.75	207.08	58.33		14	61.25	40.83
13	300.63	192.29	54.17		13	56.88	37.92
12	277.50	177.50	50.00		12	52.50	35.00
11	254.38	162.71	45.83		11	48.13	32.08
10	231.25	147.92	41.67		10	43.75	29.17
9	208.13	133.13	37.50		9	39.38	26.25
8	185.00	118.33	33.33		8	35.00	23.33
7	161.88	103.54	29.17		7	30.63	20.42
6	138.75	88.75	25.00		6	26.25	17.50
5	115.63	73.96	20.83		5	21.88	14.58
4	92.50	59.17	16.67		4	17.50	11.67
3	69.38	44.38	12.50		3	13.13	8.75
2	46.25	29.58	8.33		2	8.75	5.83
1	23.13	14.79	4.17		1	4.38	2.92

Perm Reg Date is 04/02/2019 Initial VLT paid is $105.00 Date of Sale is 11/25/2019 - one month forward from date of sale is 12/2019 The Perm registration becomes fully permanent on 03/31/2021 (which is the month the initial permanent registration was paid). Therefore VLT needs to be collected from 12/2019 to 03/31/2021, which is 16 months. Take the initial VLT paid of $105 and the 16 months and go to the Permanent Trailer VLT Proration Chart. On the chart, locate the column that has 105.00 and locate the row that has the 16 months. The amount in the corresponding box is 70.00. This is the VLT to be collected, along with any other applicable fees.

Subsequent Non-Commercial Permanent Registration Fees

Use the following chart to determine fees for a trailer with a declared gross weight of 1 to 10,000 lbs. and is used for personal use. For non-commercial permanent trailers only, a $12.00Transfer fee is required to be charged.

Vehicle License Tax	Transfer Fee	Public Safety Fee	Title Fee	When is it Charged?
Prorated VLT	$12	$32	$4	Still within 24 months from Perm Reg Date
N/A	$12	$32	$4	After 24 months from Perm Reg Date

Subsequent Commercial Permanent Registration Fees

Use the following chart to determine fees for a trailer with a declared gross weight of 10,001+ lbs. and/or is used for business or commercial purposes.

Vehicle License Tax	Registration Fee	Public Safety Fee	Title Fee	When is it Charged?
Prorated VLT	N/A	$32	$4	Still within 24 months from Perm Reg Date
N/A	N/A	$32	$4	After 24 months from Perm Reg Date

• Historic trailers designed for commercial use, but not used in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise
  • The historic commercial trailer must be a hobby vehicle (used only in antique truck shows and/or parades) and display a Historic Vehicle license plate
  • The owner of the historic commercial trailer is NOT required to declare weight
• Travel trailer or tent trailer (view the Travel & Tent Trailers topic for more information)
• Commercially used trailers with a declared gross weight of 10,000 lbs. or less (view the Non-Permanent Trailers section for more information)

A trailer the customer declares holds more than 10,001 lbs. will require the declared gross weight to be entered as 10,001 during data entry on the Title and Registration record.

When a trailer is registered at 10,001 lbs., the weight of the trailer plus the load MUST be declared on the power unit (truck that is pulling the trailer).

The truck below is registered at 80,000 lbs. and the trailer is registered at 10,001 lbs., with permanent registration. No commercial or weight fees are collected for the trailer, that is why the total weight is carried on the truck registration. Even though the trailer is registered at 10,001 lbs., it does not count toward the total weight of the truck, trailer, or its load. The 10,001 lbs. is only an indicator for the system that allows the trailer to be registered as permanent.

To register a commercial trailer:

• The customer MUST declare the weight between 1 to 10,000 lbs.
• The trailer MUST be registered in a business name, or being used for commercial purposes (to earn money)

The fees for a Commercial Non-Permanent trailer are the same as any commercial vehicle:

• Vehicle License Tax is determined by the Factory List Price and year of the trailer
• All applicable commercial fees are determined by the declared gross weight
• Air Quality Fees are not charged since the trailer does not have an engine

A trailer that is non-permanent and whose weight is either being increased or decreased shall pay an initial (used trailer) permanent registration fees.