Texas Licensing Requirements
 | Buying for personal use in Texas?Without business licenses, private individuals buying in Texas may purchase salvage titled items on their own but will need to go through a Broker for all clean titled vehicles, as well as boats, jet skis and snowmobiles.
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In Texas, dealers, dismantlers, general businesses and exporters will need to provide Copart an operational license and a sales tax license for the same physical address, as well as sales tax exemption forms. The Texas Sales and Use Tax Permit is issued by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Please note that any dealer, dismantler, general business or exporter attempting to bid on clean titled vehicles need to have a dealer license on file with Copart. Dealer licenses include the following: Independent Motor Vehicle, Independent Motorcycle, Trailer/Semitrailer, Travel Trailer, Wholesale and Franchised Dealer licenses. These are issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
You can get your Texas Used Automotive Parts Recycler dismantler license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The Salvage Licensing Division of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles also issues several other types of dismantler licenses.
These links provide the forms and information you need to get started with licensing:
Additionally, please complete the following forms and submit them to our Licensing Department via our License Uploader. These documents will be processed within one to two business days of receipt. Click here to watch a tutorial video on how to use the License Uploader.
Need Texas licensing information in Spanish? Descargue este recurso: Comerciantes y Agentes de Vehículo Chocado - Preguntas Frecuentes.
How to Buy
By meeting the necessary licensing requirements, you’ll have a head start on buying vehicles at Copart.
Now it’s time to start making your way through the rest of the buying process. Follow the steps below (and also described in our How to Buy section), and you’ll be a Copart pro before you know it.
