Montana LLC trailer registration
Utility, gooseneck, and horse trailers titled to a Montana LLC. The state's permanent-registration requirement is separate from our optional service.
Last updated October 26, 2026
Montana generally requires permanent registration for trailers regardless of age, with exceptions for certain out-of-state commercial registrations. Our optional $99 preparation and coordination service is offered only for selected trailers strictly more than 15 model years old, subject to staff review; it is not a second permanent registration and may provide no additional registration benefit.
Permanent plates for Montana trailers
Montana generally requires permanent trailer registration at any age; some out-of-state commercial registrations follow different rules. MPC's elective $99 service is for separate preparation and coordination on a selected trailer strictly over 15 model years old, not another permanent-registration benefit; it may provide no additional registration benefit. Staff reviews classification, use, weight and plate before filing, and handles mandatory state registration irrespective of the optional service election.
How registration works from any state
You never visit Montana. We form the LLC, act as your Montana registered agent, title the trailer to the LLC, and register it with a county treasurer; plates are couriered to you in 2 to 4 weeks. The full sequence is on our how it works page, and you can compare your home state's rate on our registration-by-state pages.
What it costs
Standard Registration starts at $749, plus the $35 Secretary of State filing fee, a Montana LLC from $199, and county title and plate fees. Montana charges 0% sales tax, so nothing scales with the vehicle’s value. See itemized pricing, and the full cost breakdown. Montana Plate Co. is a formation and registered-agent service, not a law firm or tax advisor; confirm your home-state use-tax position with a tax professional.
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Start your registrationTrailers registration questions
Tax, permanent plates, and cost for registering trailers through a Montana LLC.
Does Montana offer permanent trailer plates?
Yes, for most ordinary Montana trailer registrations; some out-of-state commercial registrations differ. The state rule is distinct from MPC's optional $99 service, offered only for a selected trailer strictly more than 15 model years old, subject to staff review of classification and plate.
Can I register a horse trailer or gooseneck through a Montana LLC?
Utility, flatbed, gooseneck, and horse trailers can be titled to a Montana LLC. Montana generally requires permanent trailer registration, but exceptions, use, weight and plate requirements still need staff review; the separate MPC service is not automatically elected.
How much does Montana trailer registration cost?
Our Standard Registration starts at $749. The optional MPC permanent-registration service is a separate $99 per selected vehicle when the model year is strictly more than 15 years old, subject to staff review; it is not a Montana government fee or included in the base service. See itemized pricing for the quote.
Before you register
Montana permanent registration and permanent plates
Montana permits permanent registration for eligible light vehicles and motorhomes at 11 model years and older, but an annual registration does not change automatically. MPC's optional, separate $99 service is available only for a vehicle strictly more than 15 model years old (2010 or earlier in 2026; 2011 or earlier in 2027), per selected vehicle, with staff review of the vehicle and plate before filing.
Read the guideMontana LLC cost for vehicle registration, itemized
A Montana LLC for vehicle registration costs about $985 to $1,935 all in for most vehicles as of September 2026: the $35 Secretary of State filing fee, a Montana LLC from $199, Standard Registration from $749 by MSRP bracket, and Montana title, plate, and county fees. There is no Montana sales tax on the purchase.
Read the guideMontana LLC car registration: the step-by-step process
To register a car in Montana with an LLC, you form a Montana LLC with a registered agent, title the car to the LLC at a county treasurer's office, pay Montana's age-based registration fee, and receive Montana plates. With a service the whole process takes up to 2 weeks from complete paperwork, and you never visit Montana.
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Last updated October 26, 2026.