Harris County Tax Office

Registration Renewal Fee Estimator

Motor Bus Fee

Combination Fee

Truck Fee

Trailer Fee

Passenger Cars, Private Buses and City Buses

Motor Bus registration Renewal Fee Estimator

Motor Buses are over-the-road vehicles that transport persons for hire from a city or town to a destination outside the limits of such city or town or its suburban additions.

* Please note: that these fees are based on 12 months registration.

Combination Registration Renewal Fee Estimator

Any vehicle that is a pulling unit (truck or truck-tractor) with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 lbs. that is pulling a semitrailer with a gross weight in excess of 6,000 lbs. may be registered with a Combination license plate, if the combined gross weight is more than 18,000 lbs. Texas Transportation Code Section 502.255, applies to those vehicles registered in Combination.

Registration Renewal Fee Estimator for Trucks

* Please note: that these fees are based on 12 months registration.

Registration Renewal Fee Estimator for Trailer, Semi-Trailer and Travel Trailer

"Trailer" means every vehicle designed or used to carry its load on its own structure and to be drawn by a motor vehicle. The gross weight of a trailer or semitrailer is the actual weight of the vehicle, as certified by a public weigher or a license and weight inspector of the Department of Public Safety, plus its net carrying capacity.

* Please note: that these fees are based on 12 months registration.

Registration Renewal Fee Estimator for Passenger Cars, Private bus and City Bus

If your vehicle is 6,000 pounds or less, the fee schedule is $64.25:

* Please note: that these fees are based on 12 months registration.

For any vehicle over 6,000 lbs., regardless of model year, check diesel fuel if applicable, enter the weight and click Enter:

The Harris County Tax Office is pleased to offer estimators for the various fees that residents pay for their passenger cars, buses, trailers, and motor homes.

Just select a category from the links above to access the fee estimator.

Please Note: As the names indicate, the tools located above were created to calculate an estimate of what your fee will be.

Please Note: A $4.75 Processing and Handling Fee is mandated by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and is added to each registration renewal.

Please Note: Inspection fees are not included in the estimation therefore you must add the State’s portion of the inspection fee to your renewal based on the type of inspection you completed. Inspection fee can be found at http://twostepsonesticker.com/resources#fees