Owners of expensive cars replenished local budgets with 166.8 million UAH of the transport tax in the first half of 2026. This is 61.2% more than in the same period last year. Then revenues amounted to 103.4 million UAH.

The biggest amounts of the transport tax were traditionally paid in the capital –46.7 million UAH. The top four also included Dnipropetrovsk region – 15.7 million UAH, Lviv region – 12.6 million UAH and Odesa region – 12.4 million UAH.

Cars not older than five years are taxed, average market cost of which exceeds 375 times the minimum salary established by the law as of January 1 of the tax (reporting) year.

Tax rate is fixed and amounts to 25 thousand UAH per year for each car that is subject to taxation.

List of passenger cars subject to the transport tax in 2026 has been published on the official website of the Ministry of Economy and Environment of Ukraine.

Controlling authorities send tax notifications-decisions to individuals, indicating amount of tax and requisites for its payment. The specified tax liability must be paid within 60 days from the date of receipt of such notification-decision.

Legal entities independently calculate the transport tax amount as of January 1 of the reporting year, submit tax declaration and pay the tax in advance payments every quarter.

Transport tax is a component of property tax and is included in local budgets. It is important source of financing needs of territorial communities. Growth of revenues indicates appropriate level of tax discipline and provides communities with additional resources for the implementation of socially important programs and development of local infrastructure.