Road tax for a year
K733.35
1,400–1,600 kg · 1,833.37 fee units × K0.40
A year's road tax, paid
Paying by the quarter costs K146.65 more over the year than paying once.
Road Traffic Act Second Schedule (from 2022), fee unit K0.40 (SI 25 of 2024).
Road tax
Zambia · TapTip Tools
No. 2B4F92
11 Oct 2026 09:08
Road tax for a year
K733.35
Scan to open this calculation.
taptiptools.com/zambia/road-tax-calculator
Figures used
Good to know
By the manufacturer's gross weight of the vehicle, in fee units set in the Road Traffic Act (Second Schedule, from 2022), at K0.40 a fee unit since 2024. A car of 1,401 to 1,600 kg is 1,833.37 fee units: K733.35 a year.
No. A quarter costs 30% of the yearly tax and half a year 55%, so paying by the quarter costs 20% more over the year, and by the half year 10% more.
On the vehicle's registration book (blue book) or the manufacturer's plate, as gross vehicle mass (GVM) in kilograms.
Vehicles owned by the Government: the Act sets their tax at zero fee units.