Virginia Licensing Requirements
 | Buying for personal use in Virginia?Without business licenses, you will need a Broker's help to bid on clean and salvage titled vehicles in Virginia.
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In Virginia, dealers and dismantlers 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. This applies to general businesses and exporters buying clean titled vehicles too.
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles issues all dealer and dismantler licenses. Business licenses may be obtained from your local city or county office. The Virginia Department of Taxation issues the Certificate of Registration for the Collection of the Virginia Sales Tax. Dealers may submit the Virginia Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption (Form ST-10) in place of the sales tax license.
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.
General businesses and exporters should get in touch with a Broker to buy salvage items.
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.
