Road tax
Payable road tax per HP for the period 1 July 2011 up to and including 30 june 2012:
Road tax for vehicles registered in Flanders
For the period 1 July 2011 up to and including 30 june 2012, the road tax for vehicles with a diesel engine is as follows:
| HP | Traffic tax (in EUR) |
HP | Traffic tax (in EUR) |
HP | Traffic tax (in EUR) |
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| 4 | 73,79 | 10 | 297,40 | 16 | 968,88 | ||
| 5 | 92,27 | 11 | 385,84 | 17 | 1.198,16 | ||
| 6 | 133,32 | 12 | 474,41 | 18 | 1.427,58 | ||
| 7 | 174,24 | 13 | 562,72 | 19 | 1.656,34 | ||
| 8 | 215,42 | 14 | 651,16 | 20 | 1.885,62 | ||
| 9 | 256,61 | 15 | 739,73 | 21+ | to be calculated | ||
Road tax for vehicles registered in Wallonia or in Brussels
For the period 1 July 2011 up to and including 30 june 2012, the road tax for vehicles with a petrol engine is as follows:
| HP | Traffic tax (in EUR) |
HP | Traffic tax (in EUR) |
HP | Traffic tax (in EUR) |
||
| 4 | 67,08 | 10 | 270,36 | 16 | 880,80 | ||
| 5 | 83,88 | 11 | 350,76 | 17 | 1.089,24 | ||
| 6 | 121,20 | 12 | 431,28 | 18 | 1.297,80 | ||
| 7 | 158,40 | 13 | 511,56 | 19 | 1.505,76 | ||
| 8 | 195,84 | 14 | 591,96 | 20 | 1.714,20 | ||
| 9 | 233,28 | 15 | 672,48 | 21+ | to be calculated | ||
Practical informations
The road tax is payable for a period of twelve consecutive months. The first period starts on the first day of the month in which the vehicle is registered at the Department Registration Vehicles (Belgium: DIV).
Only the cancellation of the registration by returning the vehicle registration plate to the Department Registration Vehicles (Belgium: DIV) ends the taxing. The settlement takes place based on full months.
The road tax is determined by the fiscal horsepower of the vehicle.
The road tax is yearly indexed on the 1st of July, based on the general index figure of the retail prices.
Passenger cars and cars for dual use, that have been in traffic more than 25 years since the origination of the tax arrears, are subject to a fixed tax.
As of 1 January 1996, an excise compensating tax (Belgium: A.C.O.B.) is levied on passenger cars, cars for dual use and minibuses with diesel engine.
This tax is calculated in relation to the taxable power in HP. For vehicles that have been in traffic since a period of at least five years and of which the taxable power exceeds 13 HP, a reduction of 25% is applied.
This tax is paid annually, together with the traffic tax.
The excise compensating tax (Belgium: A.C.O.B.) is not indexed and no premium is levied in favour of the municipality.