Use our most accurate Copart fee calculator. Calculate Copart auction, buyer, and storage fees instantly. Know your exact cost before you bid!
Most Accurate Copart Fee Calculator
Detailed Fee Breakdown
Standard Pricing · Non-Clean Title · Secured| Fee | Estimated Cost |
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Sales/use tax, local title or registration costs, storage, late-payment charges, relist fees, broker fees, and other location-specific charges.
Rates shown are based on Copart U.S. member-fee schedules reviewed for this calculator. Your final invoice can differ by account, lot, title, location, and applicable fee conditions.
Buying a car at Copart is never just about the winning bid. There are extra charges hiding behind that number, and they add up fast.
Our Copart fees calculator shows you those extra costs before you commit to a bid. It covers buyer premiums, virtual bid fees, gate fees, and environmental charges, so nothing catches you off guard on invoice day.
Want to avoid a nasty surprise? Use this calculator to plan your full budget. It takes the guesswork out of buying a car at auction.
How the Copart Fee Calculator Works
The Copart Fee Calculator estimates the total cost of buying a vehicle at Copart by adding the winning bid to applicable Copart auction fees, title charges, and shipping costs.
Basic Formula
Total Estimated Cost = Winning Bid + Copart Buyer Fee + Virtual Bidding Fee + Gate Fee + Environmental Fee + Title Fee + Shipping
The calculator updates the result based on the selected vehicle type, pricing level, title type, payment method, bidding method, and shipping amount.
1. Winning Bid
This is the amount you enter as the vehicle’s final auction bid.
Winning Bid = Your entered auction bid amount
For example, if the winning bid is $3,500, the calculation starts with:
$3,500
2. Copart Buyer Fee
The buyer fee is calculated from a Copart fee schedule based on the vehicle’s winning bid.
The buyer fee can change depending on:
- Standard or Preferred pricing
- Clean or Non-Clean title
- Secured or Unsecured payment
- Standard vehicle or CrashedToys vehicle
The calculator finds the bid range containing the winning bid and applies the corresponding buyer-fee amount.
For some higher bid ranges, the fee is calculated as a percentage of the winning bid rather than a fixed dollar amount.
Buyer Fee = Applicable Copart fee for the winning-bid range
For example:
Winning Bid × Applicable Percentage = Buyer Fee
The exact percentage depends on the selected fee schedule.
3. Virtual Bidding Fee
A virtual bidding fee is added when applicable.
The fee depends on whether the vehicle was purchased through:
Live Bidding or Pre-Bidding
The calculator applies the appropriate Copart virtual-bidding fee based on the winning-bid range.
Virtual Bidding Fee = Applicable bidding fee for the selected bid method and bid range
4. Gate Fee
The calculator uses a $95 gate fee.
Gate Fee = $95
5. Environmental Fee
The calculator uses a $15 environmental fee.
Environmental Fee = $15
6. Title Fee
The title fee depends on the selected title-handling method.
The calculator uses:
| Title Handling Method | Fee |
|---|---|
| Title Pickup / Handling | $20 |
| USPS | $15 |
| FedEx | $20 |
| No Title Handling Fee | $0 |
Title Fee = Fee for the selected title-delivery method
7. Shipping to Port
Shipping is optional.
The amount entered by the user is added directly to the final estimate.
Shipping Fee = Shipping amount entered by the user
For example, if shipping is $750, then:
Shipping = $750
Final Calculation
After calculating each individual fee, the calculator adds everything together:
Total Estimated Cost = Winning Bid + Buyer Fee + Virtual Bidding Fee + Gate Fee + Environmental Fee + Title Fee + Shipping
Example
Suppose:
- Winning Bid = $3,500
- Buyer Fee = applicable fee from the selected Copart schedule
- Virtual Bidding Fee = applicable fee
- Gate Fee = $95
- Environmental Fee = $15
- Title Handling = $20
- Shipping = $500
Then:
Total Estimated Cost = $3,500 + Buyer Fee + Virtual Bidding Fee + $95 + $15 + $20 + $500
The final amount shown by the calculator is therefore an estimated purchase cost, not necessarily the exact final Copart invoice.
Important
The calculator does not include every possible cost associated with buying a vehicle from Copart. Depending on the transaction, additional charges may apply, including sales/use tax, registration costs, storage charges, late-payment charges, relist fees, broker fees, and other location- or account-specific charges.
Copart fees can also change, so users should verify the final amount shown on their Copart invoice before completing a purchase.
All Fees Breakdown
Every vehicle sold at a Copart yard carries a sliding-scale fee. These fees change based on your buyer tier, the title type, and the size of the vehicle. You can always cross-check the live numbers on Copart’s official fee schedule.
Virtual Bid Fee
Every online purchase at Copart comes with a mandatory virtual bid fee. Bidding early, before the live auction starts, costs a little less than bidding during the live event itself.
| Final Bid Price | Pre-Bid Fee | Live Bid Fee |
| $0.00 – $99.99 | Free | Free |
| $100.00 – $499.99 | $39.00 | $49.00 |
| $500.00 – $999.99 | $49.00 | $59.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,499.99 | $69.00 | $79.00 |
| $1,500.00 – $1,999.99 | $79.00 | $89.00 |
| $2,000.00 – $3,999.99 | $89.00 | $99.00 |
| $4,000.00 – $5,999.99 | $99.00 | $109.00 |
| $6,000.00 – $7,999.99 | $119.00 | $139.00 |
| $8,000.00+ | $129.00 | $149.00 |
Non-Licensed Buyer Fee
Public buyers without a dealer license fall under this fee structure.
Clean Title, Standard Vehicle
| Final Bid Price | Secured Payment | Unsecured Payment |
| $0.00 – $49.99 | $25.00 | $27.50 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $80.00 | $90.00 |
| $500.00 – $549.99 | $185.00 | $212.50 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $325.00 | $375.00 |
| $5,000.00 – $5,499.99 | $750.00 | $1,025.00 |
Clean Title, Heavy Vehicle
| Final Bid Price | Secured Payment | Unsecured Payment |
| $0.00 – $49.99 | $25.00 | $27.50 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $80.00 | $90.00 |
| $500.00 – $549.99 | $185.00 | $212.50 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $325.00 | $375.00 |
| $5,500.00+ | 15.0% | 20.0% |
Non-Clean Title, Standard Vehicle
| Final Bid Price | Secured Payment | Unsecured Payment |
| $0.00 – $49.99 | $25.00 | $27.50 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $80.00 | $90.00 |
| $500.00 – $549.99 | $205.00 | $235.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $375.00 | $440.00 |
| $5,000.00 – $5,499.99 | $775.00 | $1,025.00 |
Non-Clean Title, Heavy Vehicle
| Final Bid Price | Secured Payment | Unsecured Payment |
| $0.00 – $49.99 | $25.00 | $27.50 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $80.00 | $90.00 |
| $500.00 – $549.99 | $205.00 | $235.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $375.00 | $440.00 |
| $5,500.00+ | 15.0% | 20.0% |
Licensed Buyer Fee (Less Tier)
Dealers who buy fewer cars each year land in this standard fee bracket, listed in full on Copart’s licensed fees page.
Clean Title, Standard Vehicle
| Final Bid Price | Secured Payment | Unsecured Payment |
| $0.00 – $49.99 | $25.00 | $27.50 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $80.00 | $90.00 |
| $500.00 – $549.99 | $205.00 | $235.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $375.00 | $440.00 |
| $5,000.00 – $5,499.99 | $775.00 | $1,025.00 |
Clean Title, Heavy Vehicle
| Final Bid Price | Secured Payment | Unsecured Payment |
| $0.00 – $49.99 | $25.00 | $27.50 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $80.00 | $90.00 |
| $500.00 – $549.99 | $205.00 | $235.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $375.00 | $440.00 |
| $5,500.00+ | 15.0% | 20.0% |
Non-Clean Title, Standard Vehicle
| Final Bid Price | Secured Payment | Unsecured Payment |
| $0.00 – $49.99 | $25.00 | $27.50 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $80.00 | $90.00 |
| $500.00 – $549.99 | $205.00 | $235.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $375.00 | $440.00 |
| $5,000.00 – $5,499.99 | $775.00 | $1,025.00 |
Non-Clean Title, Heavy Vehicle
| Final Bid Price | Secured Payment | Unsecured Payment |
| $0.00 – $49.99 | $25.00 | $27.50 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $80.00 | $90.00 |
| $500.00 – $549.99 | $205.00 | $235.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $375.00 | $440.00 |
| $5,500.00+ | 15.0% | 20.0% |
Licensed Buyer Fee (More Tier)
High-volume dealers get the best discounts on every purchase. Here is the full, detailed schedule, pulled straight from Copart’s high-volume fee page, so you can find your exact bracket instead of guessing between wide ranges.
Clean Title, Standard Vehicle — Secured Payment
| Final Bid Price | Fee |
| $0.00 – $49.99 | $1.00 |
| $50.00 – $99.99 | $1.00 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $25.00 |
| $200.00 – $299.99 | $50.00 |
| $300.00 – $399.99 | $75.00 |
| $400.00 – $499.99 | $110.00 |
| $500.00 – $599.99 | $125.00 |
| $600.00 – $699.99 | $140.00 |
| $700.00 – $799.99 | $155.00 |
| $800.00 – $899.99 | $170.00 |
| $900.00 – $999.99 | $185.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $200.00 |
| $1,200.00 – $1,399.99 | $225.00 |
| $1,400.00 – $1,599.99 | $250.00 |
| $1,600.00 – $1,799.99 | $275.00 |
| $1,800.00 – $1,999.99 | $300.00 |
| $2,000.00 – $2,499.99 | $325.00 |
| $2,500.00 – $2,999.99 | $350.00 |
| $3,000.00 – $3,499.99 | $400.00 |
| $3,500.00 – $3,999.99 | $455.00 |
| $4,000.00 – $4,999.99 | $600.00 |
| $5,000.00 – $6,999.99 | $625.00 |
| $7,000.00 – $9,999.99 | $675.00 |
| $10,000.00 – $14,999.99 | $720.00 |
| $15,000.00+ | 5.75% |
Clean Title, Standard Vehicle — Unsecured Payment
| Final Bid Price | Fee |
| $0.00 – $49.99 | $27.50 |
| $50.00 – $99.99 | $40.00 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $65.00 |
| $200.00 – $299.99 | $90.00 |
| $300.00 – $399.99 | $110.00 |
| $400.00 – $499.99 | $130.00 |
| $500.00 – $599.99 | $150.00 |
| $600.00 – $699.99 | $170.00 |
| $700.00 – $799.99 | $190.00 |
| $800.00 – $899.99 | $210.00 |
| $900.00 – $999.99 | $230.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $255.00 |
| $1,200.00 – $1,399.99 | $290.00 |
| $1,400.00 – $1,599.99 | $315.00 |
| $1,600.00 – $1,799.99 | $345.00 |
| $1,800.00 – $1,999.99 | $375.00 |
| $2,000.00 – $2,499.99 | $415.00 |
| $2,500.00 – $2,999.99 | $455.00 |
| $3,000.00 – $3,499.99 | $565.00 |
| $3,500.00 – $3,999.99 | $620.00 |
| $4,000.00 – $4,999.99 | $790.00 |
| $5,000.00 – $6,499.99 | $865.00 |
| $6,500.00 – $9,999.99 | $1,030.00 |
| $10,000.00 – $14,999.99 | $1,070.00 |
| $15,000.00+ | 10.75% |
Clean Title, Heavy Vehicle
| Final Bid Price | Secured Payment | Unsecured Payment |
| $0.00 – $999.99 | Same as standard, up to $185 | Same as standard, up to $230 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,999.99 | $200 – $300 | $255 – $375 |
| $2,000.00 – $3,999.99 | $325 – $455 | $415 – $620 |
| $4,000.00 – $6,999.99 | $600 – $675 | $765 – $1,000 |
| $7,000.00+ | 10.0% | 15.0% |
Non-Clean Title, Standard Vehicle — Secured Payment
| Final Bid Price | Fee |
| $0.00 – $99.99 | $1.00 |
| $100.00 – $199.99 | $25.00 |
| $200.00 – $299.99 | $60.00 |
| $300.00 – $399.99 | $85.00 – $100.00 |
| $400.00 – $499.99 | $125.00 – $135.00 |
| $500.00 – $599.99 | $145.00 – $155.00 |
| $600.00 – $699.99 | $170.00 |
| $700.00 – $799.99 | $195.00 |
| $800.00 – $999.99 | $215.00 – $230.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $1,199.99 | $250.00 |
| $1,200.00 – $1,999.99 | $270.00 – $370.00 |
| $2,000.00 – $2,999.99 | $390.00 – $460.00 |
| $3,000.00 – $3,999.99 | $505.00 – $555.00 |
| $4,000.00 – $4,999.99 | $600.00 – $625.00 |
| $5,000.00 – $5,999.99 | $650.00 – $675.00 |
| $6,000.00 – $6,999.99 | $700.00 – $720.00 |
| $7,000.00 – $7,999.99 | $755.00 – $775.00 |
| $8,000.00 – $9,999.99 | $800.00 – $820.00 |
| $10,000.00 – $11,999.99 | $850.00 |
| $12,000.00 – $14,999.99 | $875.00 – $890.00 |
| $15,000.00+ | 6.00% |
Non-Clean Title, Heavy Vehicle
| Final Bid Price | Secured Payment | Unsecured Payment |
| $0.00 – $999.99 | $1.00 – $230.00 | $27.50 – $280.00 |
| $1,000.00 – $2,999.99 | $250.00 – $460.00 | $310.00 – $580.00 |
| $3,000.00 – $4,999.99 | $505.00 – $625.00 | $690.00 – $790.00 |
| $5,000.00 – $6,999.99 | $650.00 – $720.00 | $890.00 – $975.00 |
| $7,000.00 – $7,999.99 | $755.00 – $775.00 | $1,015.00 – $1,120.00 |
| $8,000.00+ | 10.0% | 15.0% |
Understanding Copart Member Tiers
Not every buyer pays the same amount. Copart sorts everyone into a tier, and that tier decides your final invoice.
- Tier A (High Volume): buyers who purchase over 25 vehicles a year. They get the lowest fees on the platform.
- Tier B (Standard Volume): licensed dealers with a moderate buying history. They still get a real discount over public rates.
- Tier C (Basic Account): everyday public buyers without a license. They pay the standard, non-discounted rate.
- Tier D (Heavy Units): accounts built for heavy machinery, trucks, and RVs. They follow their own custom pricing table.
Non-Licensed vs. Licensed Buyer Fees
Public buyers pay more, and they often need a broker to reach restricted inventory. That broker adds their own fee on top of what our calculator shows you.
Licensed dealers skip those restrictions completely. They reach exclusive inventory directly, and because they buy in bulk, their per-vehicle cost drops. You can view the full requirements for getting licensed on your state DMV’s dealer licensing page.
Virtual Bid Fees and Other Charges
Bidding online adds a few small, fixed charges to your total. Here is exactly what they cover, as explained in Copart’s own breakdown of auction fees.
- Digital Bidding Charge: this fee covers Copart’s online bidding platform. Bidding early, before the live auction starts, is cheaper than bidding live.
- Gate Fee: a flat fee, either $79 or $95 depending on your license tier. It pays for yard handling and getting your vehicle ready for pickup or transport.
- Environmental Fee: a flat $15 charge added to every sale. It funds the safe disposal of fluids and hazardous materials.
Hidden Costs to Watch For
Small print can quietly eat your profit. Watch out for these charges before you place a bid.
- Late Payment Fee: a flat $50 charge if you go past three business days without paying in full.
- Storage Fee: leaving your car at the yard past the free window means daily storage charges that vary by location.
- Relist Fee: abandon a won vehicle past eight calendar days, and you owe 10 percent of the bid, with a $600 minimum.
- Third-Party Finance Fee: financing through a Copart partner adds a $69 processing charge.
How to Save Money on Copart Fees
A few smart habits can shrink your final bill. Try these before you even open the calculator.
- Get your shipping quote first. A cheap car stops being cheap once transport costs pile up. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has tips on vetting a legitimate transport company.
- Place your bid early. Pre-bidding before the live auction saves you on the digital bidding fee.
- Check “Buy It Now” listings. Skip the bidding war entirely when the price already works for you.
- Keep your resale certificate current. A valid one can help you legally skip state sales tax, and you can check your state’s rules on the IRS small business tax page.
- Pay with secured funds. Wire transfers and similar methods unlock the lowest fee tier.
How to Pay for Your Copart Vehicle
Your payment method changes your total more than most people expect. Our calculator reflects this difference right away.
- Secured Payments: wire transfers, certified checks, and money orders. These unlock Copart’s lowest fee rates.
- Unsecured Payments: credit cards and digital wallets. They’re fast, but they come with the highest fees.
Pro tip: Copart gives you just three business days to pay. Send your wire receipt to their team right away so you never see a late fee.
Sales Tax on Salvage Vehicles
Copart charges sales tax based on where the auction yard sits, not where you live. Submit a valid dealer license or resale certificate before the auction closes, and you can legally skip that local tax. Rules differ by state, so check your state’s Department of Revenue site before you bid.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get lower Copart fees?
Pay with a secured method, like a wire transfer, instead of a credit card. Placing your bid early, before the live auction, also lowers your virtual bid fee.
Do I get my money back if I lose a bid on Copart?
Yes! Any deposit you used to raise your bidding limit stays yours. You can refund it right from your Copart dashboard, as long as your account is in good standing.
What happens if I don’t pay my Copart fees on time?
Copart adds a flat $50 fee once you pass three business days. Wait past eight calendar days, and they relist your car, charge a $600 minimum relist fee, and can freeze your account. Full details sit on Copart’s fee explanation page.
Is this Copart fees calculator updated for 2026?
Yes. It reflects the current 2026 fee schedule, using the latest flat-rate charges and percentage brackets straight from Copart’s official licensed fees page.
How much is the relisting fee on Copart?
The relist fee is 10 percent of your final sale price, or $600, whichever amount is higher. Copart charges this if you don’t pay in full within 8 calendar days of winning your bid.
What are Copart auction fees?
Copart auction fees are the extra charges added on top of your winning bid. They include the virtual bid fee, a buyer premium based on your license tier, a gate fee, an environmental fee, and title fees, all outlined on Copart’s official fee guide.
Does Copart charge storage fees?
Yes! If you don’t pick up your vehicle within 3 days of the auction, including the sale day itself, Copart starts charging a daily storage fee. The exact amount depends on your specific yard location.
Why are Copart fees so high?
Copart fees cover real costs, like running the online bidding system, staging your vehicle at the yard, and safely disposing of hazardous fluids. They can feel steep on cheaper vehicles, though, since flat charges like the gate fee and environmental fee stay the same no matter how small your winning bid is.