Buy in Miami, drive in Texas

Texas buyers love out-of-state sourcing for one simple reason: inventory. The exact color and trim you want is far more likely to exist somewhere in the Southeast than on one local lot — and Texas makes importing a car from another state straightforward.

Transit from Miami

3–5 days

Enclosed transport

typically $1,400–$2,200 enclosed

Coverage

Door to door, insured

Miami to Dallas or Houston runs about 1,300–1,600 miles. Enclosed, insured, door to door.

Taxes and fees in Texas

Texas charges 6.25% motor vehicle sales tax on the purchase price (or the standard presumptive value for private-party deals, whichever calculation applies). It is collected by your county tax office when you title the car — Florida tax does not apply to a shipped purchase.

A new-resident or out-of-state purchase also carries modest title and registration fees, plus a local county fee. All of it goes into your written quote up front.

Registration and inspections

Before titling, an out-of-state vehicle needs a Texas safety inspection (and emissions testing in the large metro counties — Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, El Paso).

After inspection, you title and register at the county tax office within 30 days of bringing the car into the state. We time the paperwork so the delivery and the title window line up.

Rates and procedures are stated as of publication and can change at the state or county level — your written quote is prepared against current rules for your county before you commit.

Common questions — Texas

Also delivering to California, New York, New Jersey, Georgia — and all 50 states.