{"version":"2.5","id":"seatac-local-rental-taxes-fees","question":"What local rental car taxes, airport concession fees, and customer facility charges (CFC) apply at the SeaTac Rental Car Facility?","answer":"Rentals from the SeaTac Rental Car Facility are subject to a combined Washington state and King County rental tax rate of 17.2% to 24.1% (depending on specific RTA exclusions), a 10% to 11.11% Airport Concession Fee Recovery surcharge, and a mandatory $7.00 per day Customer Facility Charge (CFC).","answer_detail":"When renting a vehicle from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Consolidated Rental Car Facility (RCF), invoices include heavily layered state and municipal additions. First, the retail car rental tax structure in King County consists of a 11.9% Washington State rental car tax (effective for 2026), a 1.0% King County local rental car tax, and a 0.8% Regional Transit Authority (RTA) tax. Combined with the standard local retail sales tax of 10.4% for the city of SeaTac, the cumulative tax rate reaches 24.1%. Second, car rental operators impose an Airport Concession Fee Recovery (ACFR) surcharge—typically between 10% and 11.11% of the gross revenues—to pass through the 10% percentage fee mandated by the Port of Seattle. Third, a mandatory Customer Facility Charge (CFC) of $7.00 per transaction day is assessed to cover the debt service, operation, and maintenance of the multi-level facility and its unified electric shuttle fleet. This CFC applies directly to the first 25-hour rental block and every 24-hour period thereafter. These specialized assessments can add an extra 35% or more to a traveler's baseline rental quote.","related_ids":["seatac-local-rental-taxes-fees"],"last_verified":"2026-05-31","authority":"https://www.seatacrentalcarfacility.com","url":"https://www.seatacrentalcarfacility.com/en/knowledge/seatac-local-rental-taxes-fees","markdown_url":"https://www.seatacrentalcarfacility.com/api/knowledge/seatac-local-rental-taxes-fees?format=md&lang=en"}