Idaho State Tax Commission

Boats, Trailers, and Other Watercraft

Laws and rules

Learn more about boats, documented vessels, and boat trailers:

  • Motor Vehicles, Used Manufactured Homes, Vessels, All-Terrain Vehicles, Trailers, Utility Type Vehicles, Specialty Off-Highway Vehicles, Off-Road Motorcycles, Snowmobiles and Glider Kits (Idaho Code section 63-3622R, Sales Tax Rules 106 and 107)
  • [Motor Vehicles] Definitions (Idaho Code section 49-121)
  • Idaho Safe Boating Act (Idaho Code section 67-7003)
  • Sales Price (Idaho Code section 63-3613, Sales Tax Rules 043 and 044)
  • Retail Sale – Sale at Retail (Idaho Code section 63-3609, Sales Tax Rule 011)
  • Certificates for Resale and Other Exemption Claims (Idaho Code section 63-3622, Sales Tax Rule 128)
  • Exempt Private and Public Organizations (Idaho Code section 63-3622O), Sales Tax Rule 085)
  • Occasional Sales (Idaho Code section 63-3622K, Sales Tax Rule 099)
  • Production Exemption (Idaho Code section 63-3622D, Sales Tax Rule 079)
  • Labor For New Vehicle Accessories (Idaho Code section 63-3622OO
  • Contractors Improving Real Property (Sales Tax Rule 012)
  • Contractors/Retailers (Sales Tax Rule 014)
  • Rentals or Leases or Real Property (Sales Tax Rule 025)
  • Real Property (Sales Tax Rule 067)
  • Abolition of Tolls on Government Canals...Non-Federal Interest (33 U.S. Code section (b))

Laws and rules are housed on an external website.

Page last updated July 22, 2019. Last full review of page: July 22, 2019.

This information is for general guidance only. Tax laws are complex and change regularly. We can't cover every circumstance in our guides. This guidance may not apply to your situation. Please contact us with any questions. We work to provide current and accurate information. But some information could have technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. If there's a conflict between current tax law and this information, current tax law will govern.