Three-path comparison

Drive, ship, or sell a car from Ohio to Missouri

Put your actual driving costs, a real shipping quote, and a real purchase offer beside the destination costs that remain if you keep the car.

TOTAL MOVE LEDGER

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Ship or sell it
Required and recoverable

Missouri fee noteTitle and register the vehicle within 30 days after becoming a Missouri resident.

Tax noteBring the required property-tax or non-assessment documentation. A vehicle owned for at least 90 days before the move may avoid additional Missouri sales tax.

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The state rules behind the ledger

Destination title and registration
Title and register the vehicle within 30 days after becoming a Missouri resident.
Destination tax and fees
Bring the required property-tax or non-assessment documentation. A vehicle owned for at least 90 days before the move may avoid additional Missouri sales tax.
Inspection or VIN
Obtain the required identification-number and odometer inspection. A recent safety inspection is generally required, and vehicles in the St. Louis emissions area may also need an emissions inspection.
Old-state recovery
No source-complete Ohio move-out refund rule is currently available in the calculator. Do not count an unverified refund as savings.

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