Florida Licensing Requirements

Buying for personal use in Florida? Without business licenses, you will need a Broker's help to bid on clean and salvage titled vehicles in Florida. If you're buying in another state, view the State Licensing Overview or search our No License Required inventory.

In Florida, dealers, dismantlers, general businesses and exporters will need to provide Copart an operational license, a sales tax license and sales tax exemption forms.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issues dealer licenses (Independent Dealer in Motor Vehicles, Dealer in Franchised Motor Vehicles and Wholesale Motor Vehicle Dealer) and the dismantler license (Dealer of Salvaged or Wrecked Motor Vehicles). Auto-related business licenses may be obtained from your local city or county office or the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – for the Motor Vehicle Repair Registration Certificate.

Don’t forget to submit a signed copy of the Florida Annual Resale Certificate for the current year. This document can be acquired from the Florida Department of Revenue.

These links will provide the forms and information you need to get started with licensing:

• FL Dealer Licensing Requirements
• FL Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• FL 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.

• Multi-state tax form
• Affidavit for Purchase

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