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Lithuania vehicle registration tax calculator

The one-time registration tax (registracijos mokestis) you pay when a car is first registered in Lithuania, worked out from its CO2 emissions and fuel type using the official 2026 indexed rates. Figures as of July 2026.

On the registration certificate, field V.7. Not sure? Decode your VIN to find the CO2.

How the tax is worked out

The tax applies to M1 passenger cars and N1 light commercials and is due only when CO2 emissions are above 130 g/km. Below that, the tax is zero, including for electric cars.

Each 10 g/km band above the threshold adds a fixed amount. The petrol amount is the base. Diesel cars pay twice that amount, cars on LPG, CNG or other alternative fuel pay 90 percent of it. The base amounts are then scaled by the annual consumer-price index. The 2026 index is 144.2, applied from 2026-01-09.

This page covers the registration tax (registracijos mokestis) only. Lithuania also levies a separate one-time pollution tax (tarsos mokestis) at first registration, so the total cost to put a car on LT plates can be higher than the figure shown here.

Worked examples

Three typical cars, at the 2026 index.

Efficient petrol hatchback 0.00EUR 118 g/km, petrol Below the 130 g/km threshold, so no tax is due.
Petrol family SUV 64.89EUR 155 g/km, petrol Falls in the 151 to 160 g/km band.
Diesel estate 216.30EUR 175 g/km, diesel Diesel is charged at twice the petrol amount.

Full rate table (2026)

Amounts in EUR, at the 144.2 index.

CO2 (g/km)PetrolDieselGas / alt.
130 or below0.000.000.00
131 to 140 21.63 43.26 19.47
141 to 150 43.26 86.52 38.93
151 to 160 64.89 129.78 58.40
161 to 170 86.52 173.04 77.87
171 to 180 108.15 216.30 97.34
181 to 190 129.78 259.56 116.80
191 to 200 151.41 302.82 136.27
201 to 210 173.04 346.08 155.74
211 to 220 194.67 389.34 175.20
221 to 230 216.30 432.60 194.67
231 to 240 237.93 475.86 214.14
241 to 250 259.56 519.12 233.60
251 to 260 281.19 562.38 253.07
261 to 270 302.82 605.64 272.54
271 to 280 324.45 648.90 292.01
281 to 290 346.08 692.16 311.47
291 to 300 367.71 735.42 330.94
301 and over 389.34 778.68 350.41

Source

Law No. XIII-2690 on the registration tax of motor vehicles, in force from 2020-07-01. Rates indexed from 2026-01-09 at index 144.2. See the law text and Regitra registration tax page. The definitive amount is calculated by Regitra at registration.

Buying across the border? See the Estonia motor vehicle tax calculator. Not sure of a car's CO2? Decode its VIN to find it.

This is an estimate for guidance only, not tax advice. Rates are indexed annually and the CO2 figure used for tax can differ from the one on older documents. The binding amount is the one Regitra calculates at registration.