Wisconsin Licensing Requirements
 | Buying for personal use in Wisconsin?You will need a BID card to bid on clean and salvage titled vehicles in Wisconsin. You can purchase boats, jet skis and snowmobiles without a BID card, however.
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In Wisconsin, dealers, dismantlers, general businesses and exporters will need to provide Copart an operational license, a sales tax license and sales tax exemption forms. A signed Buyer Identification Card, known simply as a BID Card, is also required for buying vehicles in Wisconsin.
Dealer and dismantler licenses issued by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation are acceptable operational licenses. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue issues the Registration Certificate, including tax type “Sales & Use.” Wholesalers may submit the Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certificate (Form S-211) in place of the sales tax license.
These links provide the forms and information you need to get started with licensing and BID Cards:
- WI Bid Card Application
- WI Auto-related Licensing Information
- WI Division of Motor Vehicles
- WI Department of Revenue
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.
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.
