Copart Germany · Fees & Costs
Copart Germany Fee Calculator
Every purchase incurs three fees on top of the winning bid: the tiered buyer fee (Member Fee) — e.g. €350 net on a €3,000 bid, a flat 5% from €15,000 —, the Virtual Bid Fee (€18–€31) for online bids and the €45 lot retrieval fee, all net plus 19% VAT. This calculator shows your estimated total cost before you bid.
Fee table: January 2025 · Last checked: 17 August 2026 · Source: copart.de
Copart Germany fees at a glance
All values per the official fee table of Copart Deutschland GmbH, January 2025. Net amounts apply to business customers; for private customers Copart shows amounts gross.
Virtual Bid Fee: tiers by sale price
Buyer fee (Member Fee): full tier table
The buyer fee applies to every purchase and depends on the sale price. The gross column equals the net value plus 19% VAT (private customer terms).
Worked example: what does a €3,000 winning bid really cost?
Business customer, online bid, standard VAT, pickup within the free period:
Vehicle won for €3,000 (net)
- Vehicle price (winning bid)
- €3,000.00
- Buyer fee (tier €3,000–€3,499.99)
- €350.00
- Virtual Bid Fee
- €18.00
- Lot retrieval fee
- €45.00
- 19% VAT on fees (€413.00)
- €78.47
- 19% VAT on vehicle price
- €570.00
- Total amount
- €4,061.47
The fees alone come to €413 net — around 14% of the winning bid, before VAT and transport. Under the §25a margin scheme the separately shown VAT on the vehicle price does not apply; the fees increase by the included VAT to €491.47, for a total of €3,491.47 — with no input tax deduction possible.
Copart Germany fees in detail
Buyer fee (Member Fee). By far the largest cost item. It is tiered in over 40 steps by sale price: from €1 net on very small amounts, €350 on a €3,000 vehicle, up to €760 in the €12,500–€14,999.99 tier. From €15,000 a flat 5% applies — with no cap. A €30,000 winning bid alone means €1,500 in buyer fees net.
Virtual Bid Fee. Only charged when your winning bid was placed online on copart.de during the live auction: €18 up to a €6,750.99 sale price, €25 up to €13,500.99, €31 above that (net). Bidding at the on-site kiosk avoids this fee.
Lot retrieval fee. A flat €45 net per vehicle, regardless of condition. It covers preparing the vehicle for pickup.
VAT. For business customers all auction prices are net; 19% VAT is added on fees and — under standard taxation — on the vehicle price. Under margin taxation (§25a UStG) the net fee values increase by the statutory VAT, but it may not be shown separately and no input tax deduction is possible. For private customers Copart shows all prices and fees gross.
Deadlines. Payment is due immediately; after 3 business days including the invoicing date, Copart charges a €50 late payment fee. Pickup is free for 5 business days including auction day, then €15 per day per vehicle. If a vehicle is not paid for and gets relisted, 10% of the sale price applies, minimum €500. Important for volume buyers: your bid limit is only released again after full payment.
Further reading: Buying at Copart Germany as a private buyer. There is also Pickup & transport at Copart Germany, a guide in German.