QCOSTARICA — Today, November 1, the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS), made available the consultation system and purchase of the 2025 Marchamo.
The platform was officially enable at 8:00 am, where the owners of the 1.9 million registered vehicles can consult the cost of the right of circulation that applies as of January 1, 2025.
As happens every year, the INS is the state entity collecting the fee during the last two months of each year, that includes the property tax on vehicles, the mandatory insurance (provided by the INS), among other items that also includes any unpaid traffic infractions registered against the vehicle.
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This is the link to consult how much they should pay for the 2025 Marchamo.
Consultation can also be made a the toll-free number 800-MARCHAMO (800-6272-4266), or 2243-9999, and by email provided on the websites www.ins-cr.com and www.insmovil.com
You can also send an SMS (text message) to 1467 with the word “marchamo”, with your vehicle license plate number or enter the INS 24/7 APP.
The last day to pay the 2025 Marchamo is December 31. After that, a late payment penalty and accrued interest charges apply. And drivers behind the wheel of a vehicle with the 2025 Marchamo sticker are exposed to a traffic infraction.
What’s new for this year?
Last year, the Legislative Assembly approved a change to the way it calculates the fiscal value of vehicles, the amount on which the property tax is determined, which represents the largest amount to be paid each year.
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The change resulted in a reduction of the tax payable, according to the promise and logic of the law approved in 2023, due to a common sense of depreciation, due to the age of the vehicle it has lost value.
Prior to the change in the law, while the age of a vehicle resulted in the depreciation of the market value of vehicles, however, the fiscal value increased in many cases, making the vehicle, at least on paper for tax purposes, more valuable and subject to higher taxation.
The second most important item, the Compulsory Automobile Insurance (SOA), increased this year for all vehicle categories. However, with a lower property tax, most vehicle owners will not see any increase, and in some cases a decrease of the overall Marchamo as compared to the previous year.
Unlike the last two years, when the Marchamo could not be made available on November 1 as mandated by law, in 2022 due to the controversy over the vehicle property tax and in 2023, the insurance regulator not accepting the INS proposed rates for the compulsory insurance, this year all is as it should be.
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For newcomers to Costa Rica or first-time vehicle owners, this is a yearly thing. Depending on the vehicle and its fiscal value (no relation to market value), you can expect to pay, each year, from a few colones to millions of colones.
The consultation
- Go to the INS website.
- Enter the plate number (in the tipo de vehicle box). PART is for all vehicles with the blue license plates, ie sedans, SUVs, etc. If you have an electric vehicle, it is not based on the color of the plate, but the class of vehicle. For other classes other than PART, scroll down.
- Enter the plate number (without spaces)
- Press “consultar”
- Scroll down to view the summary details
- For a detailed explanation of the charges scroll down to “detalles del pago”
Now, you have a choice to pay on the INS website or any financial institution of your choice, on or before December 31.
The amount of the payment is the same, no matter where you pay. There are no discounts or surcharges.
Some financial institutions offer the service of delivering the sticker to your home or workplace, some at a cost, others free of charge. For this service it is important no to leave it to the last days, allowing time for the delivery to take place.
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