🇦🇷 Argentina car tax calculator (patente)
Argentina's annual car tax (patente) is a jurisdiction-set percentage of the official vehicle valuation.
✓ Verified against 2 self-test cases Updated for 2026 · sources checked 2026-08-02
How patente in Argentina is calculated
The patente is Argentina's annual car tax, charged by each jurisdiction as a percentage of the official vehicle valuation. CABA (via AGIP) and Buenos Aires province (via ARBA) set their own rates.
Older cars are exempt by age. Pick your jurisdiction from the dropdown to load its rate. For 2026 CABA kept its 1.5%-4% scale but switched to ACARA market valuations instead of the older DNRPA table, and exempts electric vehicles entirely; Buenos Aires province cut its scale from 15 brackets to 5, running 1% to 4.5%. Estimate, not tax advice.
Worked example
| value | 20000000 |
|---|---|
| jurisdiccion | other |
| customRate | 0.032 |
| patente | 640000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much patente for a 20M ARS car in CABA?
At the CABA average effective rate of 3.5%, about 700,000 ARS a year, paid in instalments. The scale itself runs from 1.5% to 4%.
Are old cars exempt?
Yes — most jurisdictions exempt vehicles above a certain age.
Who sets the rate?
Each jurisdiction (CABA via AGIP, Buenos Aires via ARBA) sets its own percentage.
Sources
- AGIP — patentes CABA · checked 2026-08-02
- ARBA · checked 2026-08-02
Estimate. Not tax advice. The verification badge means the model reproduces the stated formula through 2 self-test cases; the sources support that the formula matches the rules.
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